Quotes About Contemplation

compreender uma época ou uma nação devemos compreender sua filosofia e, para que compreendamos sua filosofia, temos de ser, até certo ponto, filósofos.

This seems plainly absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

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It appeared to me that the dignity of which human existence is capable is not attainable by devotion to the mechanism of life, and that unless the contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs. But I do not believe that such contemplation on the whole tends to happiness. It gives moments of delight, but these are outweighed by years of effort and depression.

There is a possibility in human minds of something mysterious as the night-wind, deep as the sea, calm as the stars, and strong as Death, a mystic contemplation, the "intellectual love of God".

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin, more even than death.

He shrugged and dusted dustless hands, one against the other. He

Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." LUKE 2:19

I will meditate on Your precepts and think about Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Psalm 119:15–16

My own way of writing is very meditated and, despite my reputation, rather slow-moving. So I do spend a good deal of time contemplating endings. The final ending is usually arrived at simply by intuition.

Some art needs to be hung on the wall and stared at inquisitively, while other pieces require a more active approach.

I don't even have a computer in my office. If I had e-mail, I'd never take the time to read research or absorb information. I want to think about what I'm doing, and that takes time.

One of the difficulties of a job in the, quote, 'real world' is you don't really get time to shut yourself off in a room and think.

There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do.

I am more of an introvert person who is a little shy to get into random chat. I would rather observe people silently.

I'm actually quite a shy person and it's becoming clearer to me. Sometimes I would like to disappear, maybe only for an hour.

People keep pushing me to be the center of attention... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.

Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

I am rather inclined to silence.

Enjoying art is a personal matter. It's made up by contemplation, silence, abstraction.

Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God.

I love silence.