Quotes About Contemplation

walking slowly through the crowd.

since these are hours and days out of one's life, can there be any other course but to look back into them, even though at times they seem like waste?

Jerry had indeed something in him that went beyond Rabelaisianism, in that he not only could get an ecstasy of curious satisfaction from the most drab, ordinary, homely, realistic aspects of what might be called the excremental under-tides of existence but he could slough off his loathing for humanity in this contemplation and grow gay, child-like, guileless.

Wolf took off his hat and stretched back his head, straining his neck as far as it would go, so that without relaxing the movement of walking, his upturned face might become horizontal. In this position he made a hideous grimace into infinity – a grimace directed at the Governing Power of the Universe. What

Wolf Solent was able to indulge in such an orgy of concentrated thought, that these three or four hours lengthened themselves out into something beyond all human measurement.

It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world's progress has come out of such loneliness.

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.

The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done, you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do.

Before you let go of something dear to your heart, try imagining life without it. Then decide whether or not it's worth holding on or letting go.

That moment when you're lying awake at night and your mind can't stop but think of Him...And wonder, does he think of Me too just the same?

My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.

Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.

Thinking of way to escape this thing called life.

The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.

There are people in this world who prefer solitude. But there is no one who can withstand it.

Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow.

The state of being alone is truly invigorating. One should get accustomed with that in a slow and steady manner. However, it's great being alone.

Being ALONE is not a bad feeling. Sometimes it helps to solve the unanswered questions.

The soul that sees beauty, may sometimes walk alone.

Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone, to experience and appreciate yourself.

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

Being isolated at times doesn't always mean that you want to distance yourself from others; it simply means that you need some space to see things clearly.

Being alone is a time that gives you an opportunity to think .

Loneliness is not a curse, it is a blessing and opportunity to think alone.