Quotes About Inward

The kingdom of God is within us; the whole of the Godhead is to be found within our individual being, not in holy mountains nor yet in the temple at Jerusalem, but within us.

No: ill-humour arises from an inward consciousness of our own want of merit, from a discontent which ever accompanies that envy which foolish vanity engenders.

In winter we lead a more inward life. Our hearts are warm and cheery, like cottages under drifts.

I'm very quiet and shy in my personal life, as hard as that is to believe.

Have I allowed my personal human life to become a 'Bethlehem' for the Son of God?

As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper.

Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies my inward universe of good.

I may not hope from outward forms to win / The passion and the life, whose fountains are within.

Ninety percent of who you are is invisible." - Mrs. Zender

Men seldom moved their bodies; all unrest was concentrated in the soul.

In the end, Americans will have to decide whether or not this country will remain racist. To make that decision, we will have to avoid the trap of placing the burden of our national sins on the shoulders of Donald Trump. We need to look inward. Trump is us. Or better, Trump is you.

I bleed, but know not wherefore, know not where.

Nature is not only what is visible to the eye—it also shows the inner images of the soul—the images on the reverse side of the eyes.

An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

The king's daughter is all glorious within.

Why, Esther wonders, do any of us believe our lives lead outward through time? How do we know we aren't continually traveling inward, toward our centers? Because this is how it feels to Esther when she sits on her deck in Geneva, Ohio, in the last spring of her life; it feels as if she is being drawn down some path that leads deeper inside, toward a miniature, shrouded, final kingdom that has waited within her all along.

Gates were creaking open inside him - paths, long sealed off, revealed themselves once more.

also discovered my inward happiness and my defensive armor of superficiality and gaiety.

What follows is more about books than it is about me, but nonetheless it is my inward autobiography, for the words we take into ourselves help to shape us.

The only past which endures lies wordlessly within you.

You can say to yourself, "Yes, I see how such a thing may be." But when you look inward and confront the raw force of your own life unshielded, you see your peril. You see that this could overwhelm you. The greatest peril to the Giver is the force that takes. The greatest peril to the Taker is the force that gives. It's as easy to be overwhelmed by giving as by taking.

you are the knife i turn inside myself; that is love, that, my dear, is love

When dealing with myself I am powerless.

I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.