"Inspiration is always a surprising visitor." — John O'Donohue

"Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

— John O'Donohue

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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue

John O'Donohue has 179 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult…
Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless.
It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you alone. Behind your image, below your words, above your…
The blessings for which we hunger are not to be found in other places or people. These gifts can only…
If you live the life you love, you will receive shelter and blessings. Sometimes the great famine of blessings in…
To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.
When you've gone as far as you can go, quietly await your next beginning.
The idea [of therapy] isn't to give people answers, or lead their bark of longing into a safe, dull, protected…
The essence of who you are is ultimately mysterious, ungraspable and numinous-completely different from every other structure of matter.
When people get into therapy, or when they need healing, their real hope is that they'll come to the secret…
We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we…
In order to keep our balance, we need to hold the interior and exterior, visible and invisible, known and unknown,…

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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret. — Mary Kay Ash
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel… — Mary Kay Ash
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi
The optimum committee has no members. — Norman Ralph Augustine
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long… — Saint Augustine
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
May God protect me from gloomy saints. — Teresa of Avila
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. — Richard Bach
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. — Richard Bach

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