Quotes about Contemplation
O Reader! had you in your mind Such stores as silent thought can bring, O gentle Reader! you would find A tale in every thing. What more I have to say is short, And you must kindly take it: It is no tale; but, should you think, Perhaps a tale you'll make it.
— William Wordsworth
So that almost a doubt within me springs Of Providence, such emptiness at length Seems at the heart of all things. But, great God! I measure back the steps which I have trod
— William Wordsworth
Resigned to vacant musing, Unreproved neglect of all things And deliberate holiday.
— William Wordsworth
I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sat reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts, Bring sad thoughts to the mind." William Wordsworth
— William Wordsworth
No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.
— Winston Churchill
Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse.
— Woodrow Wilson
A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
— Woodrow Wilson
It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.
— Albert Einstein
Knowledge come from looking around; wisdom comes from looking up.
— Adrian Rogers
Abbandonarsi ai propri pensieri per un'ora, ogni giorno, senza scopo: basta questo per rimanere qualcosa che somigli a un uomo
— Elias Canetti
Met de uiterste voorzichtigheid, maandenlang mogelijkheden tegen elkaar afwegend, bijna tot in het overdrevene toe langzaam, zo streng mogelijke maatstaven aanleggend, vatte hij zijn oordeel over een letter, een woord of een hele zin pas dan samen, wanneer hij van de onaantastbaarheid ervan zeker was.
— Elias Canetti
Why do you pray? he asked me, after a moment. Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?
— Elie Wiesel