Inward Quotes

476 Inward quotes by 347 unique authors

That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of those within it nor the inward groping of those without, but the professionals… — William Faulkner
He knows well the evening star, and once when he awoke, in a most distressful mood (some inward pain had made up that strange thing,… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The spirit is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out. — Margot Asquith
How can you expect God to speak in that gentle and inward voice which melts the soul, when you are making so much noise with… — Francois Fenelon
God is at the tip of our scalpels, our screwdrivers, our computer terminals, our dust rags, our vacuum cleaners, our pencils and pens. He is… — Sue Monk Kidd
[Raphael's] great superiority is due to the instinctive sense which, in him, seems to desire to shatter form. Form is, in his figures, what it… — Honore de Balzac
The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. — William Lyon Phelps
I am pure light, not just a fistful of clay. The shell is not me, I came as the royal pearl within. Look at me… — Unknown Author
We are on a journey through the inward space of the heart, a journey not measured by the hours of our watch or the days… — Kallistos Ware
Take a few moments every day to sit in silence and turn your full awareness inward to connect with your Spirit. These moments of silence… — Sonia Choquette
In a sacred moment, when attention is pulled inward, rather than continuing in its usual outward direction, silence is realized. — Gangaji
I have a profound belief in the power of the Sacraments. I believe that in a Divine way the use of them teaches the teachable… — Roland Allen
As I contemplate the kind of future I want for children-my own and other people's-I believe we must look inward to God for guidance and… — Marian Wright Edelman
The letter kills the spirit. The written text is mute in the face of responding challenge. It does not admit of inward growth and correction.… — George Steiner
That inward eye/ Which is the bliss of solitude. — William Wordsworth
In this way, if you continue all the time in the way we have described from the beginning, it will become as easy and clear… — Albertus Magnus
Look at the pattern this seashell makes. The dappled whorl, curving inward to infinity. That's the shape of the universe itself. There's constant pressure, pushing… — Kim Stanley Robinson
By the time they were pulling into the parking lot of the A&P, the mood was fading, the moment gone. Amy could feel it go.… — Elizabeth Strout
Teaching and writing are separate, but serve/feed one another in so many ways. Writing travels the road inward, teaching, the road out - helping OTHERS… — Naomi Shihab Nye
The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of… — May Sarton

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