Quotes About Contemplation

A true dreamer dreams when he is awake.

Looking forward as you reflect back ….. encourages success at your feet" rdp

Philosophy is so interesting and intriguing that it is almost boring not to be a philosopher.

A conscious mind is the playground for thoughts and ideas and the ultimate source of personal philosophy.

Before believing—think. Before accepting—feel.

Relax, Recharge and Reflect. Sometimes it's OK to do nothing.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.

It is an inherent property of intelligence that it can jump out of a task which it is performing and survey what it has done.

You acquire a new kind of intelligence when you stay away from instant news.

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

By all means sometimes be alone; salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; dare to look in thy chest; and tumble up and down what thou findest there.

Knowledge come from looking around; wisdom comes from looking up.

It is not healthy to be thinking all the time. Thinking is intended for acquiring knowledge or applying it. It is not essential living.

You only grow when you are alone.

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

hay ciertas cosas que

Javier Marías

contemplando transcurrir el transcurrido tiempo.

For someone who has sinned as much as I have, every moment of contemplation becomes an unexpected gift from the Creator Himself.

Estar asomado a esta ventana, en cierto modo, es como estar en una trinchera y asomar la cabeza, esperando que aparezca el enemigo. Aquí, sin embargo, no hay enemigos. Ni amigos ni enemigos, sólo silencio y soledad.

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.