"One of the deepest longings of the human…" — John O'Donohue

One of the deepest longings of the human soul is to be… - John O'Donohue

"One of the deepest longings of the human soul is to be seen."

— 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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This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest… — Gerard Arpey
In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part… — John James Audubon
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. — Ansel Adams
Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response. — Amos Bronson Alcott
Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree… — Lord Byron
All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts. — Lloyd Alexander
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. — Pablo Casals
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that… — Willa Cather
Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I… — Judy Chicago
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In… — Alan Cohen
Science is not the enemy of humanity but one of the deepest expressions of the human desire to realize that… — Heinz Pagels

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