Quotes About Contemplation

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced.

That which is not worth contemplating in life, is not worth recreating in art.

The purpose of life is to remember.

Stop and consider! life is but a day

The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all.

A great part of this life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.

Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.

When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip.

One of the most difficult things to do in life is thinking; that's why so few people engage in it.

The act of contemplation then creates the thing created.

Perhaps I've been rushing my whole entire life, jumping into things headfirst without thinking them through. Running through the days without noticing the minutes.

I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention.

How can I create a better world? The more you reflect, the more your life will move into the answer.

Life in itself Is nothing, An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.

I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be.

Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse.

To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.

The mind has a thousand eyes.

Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life.