Inward Quotes

476 Inward quotes by 347 unique authors

There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit. — Charles Hodge
Looking out at that crowd, I imagined those who had not yet arrived, minority students who, in years to come, would make this multitude of… — Sonia Sotomayor
Life is infinite energy coupled with limitless creative imagination. It is the invisible essence and substance of every visible form. Its nature is goodness, truth,… — Ernest Holmes
The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure - that is the choicest of all. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. — Saint John Chrysostom
In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any… — Epictetus
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a… — Mahatma Gandhi
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The… — Robert Burton
May the outward and inward man be at one. — Socrates
Islam is a way of life which opens the heart to the meaning of existence. Thus any increase of outward splendor is usually a sign… — Unknown Author
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on… — Socrates
Storytelling strengthens the imagination. To imagine is to envision, to see with the inward eye. This ability to imagine is the basis of all creativity.… — Carol Birch
When the soul is naughted and transformed, then of herself she neither works nor speaks nor wills, nor feels nor hears nor understands; neither has… — Catherine of Genoa
Know that the science of unveiling has no end to it, for it consists in the journey of the intellect in the stations of Majesty,… — Ibn Ata Allah
For if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it can be… — Shirley MacLaine
One must not look inward too much, while the inside is yet tender. I do not wish to frighten myself until I can stand it. — Djuna Barnes
The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they led… — John Haines
I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all the extraneous delights should be withheld or offered only at… — Adrienne Rich
Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems… — Saint Francis de Sales
Readers and writers are united in their need for solitude, in their pursuit of substance in a time of ever-increasing evanescence: in their reach inward,… — Jonathan Franzen

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