Quotes About Contemplation

None of them spoke to each other after the decision was made, splitting off in separate directions to separate rooms, all coming to terms with the possibility this might be their last night alive.

Secular folks have no opinion about God's existence; they're busy with other matters. But a secular mystic would say, "The question is not 'Does God exist?' It's rather, 'What do we mean by 'God?

But after the bottle was empty sometime that night, I was finally left with nothing but myself and my thoughts, devious cabdrivers that took me where I did not want to go.

If you daren't enter the forest, or cannot find it, then perhaps you might find one tree, or a place where a tree could be, and just stop for a quiet moment to see what happens.

You have been counting rosary beads for an era But the wandering of your mind does not halt Forsake the beads in your hand And start moving the beads of your heart.

The ifs and buts of history...form an insubstantial if intoxicating diet.

A person can understand almost everything deeply through quotations.

Hang out with wise people and you will realize that there is nothing better for man than silence.

Just stand still beside me and watch people, you can observe a lot instead of talking to them.

Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth.

No one can tell more about you if you close your eyes.

Solitude is the nest of thoughts.

Solitude is the only thing that will never help you make your character.

There are two types of people I have seen : those who fish and those who only disturb the water.

You'll become a lot better if you think about your death.

Theological reflection is the most important activity a person can perform.

Well, what do you owe yourself? Do you dare take time out to listen to the grass grow, or can you even afford the expense of getting far enough away from life's daily cacophony to hear it grow if you took the time?

When I have a terrible need of — shall I say the word — religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion, then I go out and paint the stars.

I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it.

I take great care of myself by carefully shutting myself away.

Iat? de ce, înainte de toate, sunt îndemnat s? cred c? hot?rârea cea mai bun? pe care aÈ™ putea-o lua, ca È™i cea mai înÈ›eleapt?, este aceea de-a pleca È™i de-a r?mâne la distanÈ›a cuvenit?, s? fiu ca È™i cum n-aÈ™ fi.

AÈ™tept în cel mai des?vârÈ™it calm s? ia o hot?râre.