Quotes about Contemplation
Reading is of great service towards procuring recollection in any one who proceeds in this way; and it is even necessary for him, however little it may be that he reads, if only as a substitute for the mental prayer which is beyond his reach.
— Teresa of Avila
Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself...
— Teresa of Avila
I believe we shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavouring to know God, for, beholding His greatness we are struck by our own baseness, His purity shows our foulness, and by meditating on His humility we find how very far we are from being humble. 11.
— Teresa of Avila
The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.
— AW Tozer
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.
— John Milton
Don't go outside; get back to yourself, in the inner man lies the Truth.
— St. Augustine
When filled with holy truth the mind rests.
— Charles Spurgeon
Truth is I don't think God on a daily basis. I think politics, science.
— Peter Mullan
Love and religion! thought Clarissa, going back into the drawing room, tingling all over. How detestable, how detestable they are!
— Virginia Woolf
The principal means of acquiring an ardent love of Christ are mental prayer, Communion, mortification, retirement.
— Alphonsus Liguori
In the silence of our hearts, God speaks of His love; with our silence, we allow Jesus to love us.
— Mother Teresa