Withdrawing Quotes

43 quotes by 40 authors

Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts. — Walter Hilton
You think that I am impoverishing myself withdrawing from men, but in my solitude I have woven for myself a silken web or chrysalis, and,… — Henry David Thoreau
God, if ever I have come close to wanting to commit suicide, it is now, with the groggy sleepless blood dragging through my veins, and… — Sylvia Plath
The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to… — Sun Tzu
Now, is it possible not to be hurt at all? Because the consequences of being hurt are the building of a wall around oneself, withdrawing… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Science would be ruined if (like sports) it were to put competition above everything else, and if it were to clarify the rules of competition… — Benoit Mandelbrot
Meditation is nothing but withdrawing all the barriers .. thoughts, emotions, sentiments .. which criteria wall between you and existence. The moment they drop, you… — Rajneesh
The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God. — William Gurnall
Anything that really frightens you may contain a clue to enlightenment. It may indicate to you how deeply you are attached to structure, whether mental,… — Thaddeus Golas
Whatever we have done in withdrawing from full consciousness of the One Mind, we are doing now. Whatever we are doing will always be within… — Thaddeus Golas
I am withdrawing because I have come to view the part of the IPCC to which my expertise is relevant as having become politicized. In… — Christopher Landsea
When we enter a new situation in life and are confronted by a new person, we bring with us the prejudices of the past and… — Karl Popper
It is not the distance of the earth from the sun, nor the sun's withdrawing itself, that makes a dark and gloomy day; but the… — John Owen
My view is different from this, only to the extent that if a decision is taken, by the parents and doctors, that it is better… — Peter Singer
As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others,… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
I like the performing part, it gives me a huge rush but it still makes me nervous. Being in front of large crowds is intimidating… — Torrie Wilson
For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man! — Bartholomew Roberts
It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard… — Viswanathan Anand
We fill the hands and nurseries of our children with all manner of dolls, drums and horses, withdrawing their eyes from the plain face and...… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A useful analogy is to see traditional societies as relying on instantaneous (or minimally delayed) and constantly replenished solar income, while modern civilization is withdrawing… — Vaclav Smil

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