Quotes About Contemplation

It will be remembered from the third book that aesthetic pleasure in the beautiful consists, to a large extent, in the fact that, when we enter the state of pure contemplation, we are raised for that moment above all willing, above all desires and cares; we are, so to speak, rid of ourselves.

to be superior (überlegen) to others in real life, the indispensable condition is to be thoughtful and deliberate (überlegt), in other words, to set to work in accordance with concepts.

O, wie wenig muss doch einer zu denken gehabt haben, damit er soviel hat lesen können!

Hay que leer tan sólo cuando se seca la fuente de los propios pensamientos; lo cual sucede con frecuencia aun a las mejores cabezas.

O espírito íntimo e o sentido da vida verdadeira e pura do claustro e do ascetismo em geral, é sentirmo-nos dignos e capazes de uma existência melhor do que a nossa, e querermos fortificar e manter esta convicção pelo desprezo de todos os vãos gozos deste mundo. Espera-se com segurança e calma o fim desta vida, livre das ilusões enganadoras, para saudar um dia a hora da morte como a da libertação.

In order to have original, uncommon, and perhaps even immortal thoughts, it is enough to estrange oneself so fully from the world of things for a few moments, that the most ordinary objects and events appear quite new and unfamiliar. In this way their true nature is disclosed. What is here demanded cannot, perhaps, be said to be difficult; it is not in our power at all, but is just the province of genius.

Reflection on memory makes the self an object of wonder—an astonishment previously reserved for the contemplation of the world.

There are things that you can't do - like writing letters to a part of yourself. To your feet or hair. Or heart.

Here they learned to Wait. To Watch. To think thoughts and not voice them.

A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise. (Estha)

Women are not allowed. Women are not allowed. Women are not allowed. Was it to protect the grave from the women or the women from the grave?

I would like to write one of those sophisticated stories in which even though nothing much happens there's lots to write about.

She thought of Chacko's laugh, and a smile stayed in her eyes for a long time.

A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise.

Y el Aire estaba plagado de pensamientos y Cosas que Decir. Pero en momentos como ésos sólo se dicen Pequeñas Cosas. Las Grandes Cosas permanecen dentro, sin decirse.

She considered my request for a moment.

I still have no idea what I did differently that day.

There was silence for a moment.

But he agreed that it could not be ruled out.

Minutes passed in silence.

and he never considered the idea.

My wife used to say I was a loner, but I'm not. I just like my time alone," he told me. So when the tour guide said that the Florence Center had single rooms, "I said, 'You must be kidding!'" The tour had only begun and already he was sold.

she thought to herself.

He stood mumbling for a moment