Quotes about Contemplation
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
— Francis Chan
Just because there's a silence doesn't mean that nothing is going on.
— Margaret Atwood
There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.
— Margaret Atwood
In the morning consider that you may not live till evening, and when evening comes do not dare to promise yourself the dawn.
— Thomas a Kempis
Little as she was addicted to solitude, there had come to be moments when it seemed a welcome escape from the empty noises of her life.
— Edith Wharton
It is easier to gaze into the sun, than into the face of the mystery of God. Such is its beauty and its radiance.
— Hildegard of Bingen
Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.
— Ambrose of Milan
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
— Mortimer Adler
[Sunday] should be different from another day. People may walk, but not throw stones at birds. There may be relaxation, but there should be no levity.
— Samuel Johnson
The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
What feeds the soul matters as much as what feeds the body.
— Corrie Ten Boom