Quotes About Contemplation

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. There have been added, however, some grasp of the immensity of things, some purification of emotion by understanding.

A poet looks at the world somewhat as a man looks at a woman.

A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs.

A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

You don't always have to pray for something, or to someone — you can just, simply, pray.

...prayer draws us near to our own souls, and purifies our thoughts.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.

...my candle to the Milky Way...

Some people never have reflections unless they stand before a mirror.

September... dearest month of all to pensive minds!

Silence is a fence around wisdom.

Good as is discourse, silence is better, and shames it.

Silence is the parent of wise thoughts, — the mark of a well composed mind.

What shall I say to you? What can I say Better than silence is?...

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence.

As the truest society approaches always nearer to solitude, so the most excellent speech finally falls into Silence.

Silence was never written down.

Silence is also speech.

Smoke your pipe and be silent; there's only wind and smoke in the world.

I can't do anything quickly. I can be spontaneous, but I have to think about it.

There is a long time in me between knowing and telling.

Diante dos juazeiros, Fabiano apressou-se. Sabia lá se a alma de Baleia andava por ali, fazendo visagem?