"Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs……" — David Steindl-Rast
"Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs strong roots in togetherness to be solitary rather than lonely when one is alone."
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David Steindl-Rast
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60 Quotes by David Steindl-Rast
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As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my…
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Each one of us is called to become that great song that comes out of the silence, and the more…
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Gratefulness is that fullness of life for which we are all thirsting.
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Gratefulness is the gallantry of a heart ready to rise to the opportunity a given moment offers.
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In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door.
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We have thousands of opportunities every day to be grateful: for having good weather, to have slept well last night,…
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From experience we know that whenever we are truly awake and alive, we are also truly grateful.
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A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow…
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What brings fulfillment is gratefulness, the simple response of our heart to this life in all its fullness.
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The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving…
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Gratitude is here presented as more than a feeling, a virtue, or an experience; gratitude emerges as an attitude we…
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There is no closer bond than the one that gratefulness celebrates, the bond between giver and thanksgiver. Everything is a…
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
— Jane Austen
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
— Richard Avedon
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
— Teresa of Avila
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
— Diane Ackerman
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
— Michelle Bachelet
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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