Quotes about Contemplation
Give yourself time just to be with yourself.
— Maya Angelou
If we only spent more of our time in looking at Him we should soon forget ourselves.
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to Him, and allow Him to permeate our spirits.
— Charles Stanley
Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.
— Eugene Peterson
Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.
— Marianne Williamson
My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God.
— David Brainerd
If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.
— John Maxwell
The degree of slowness is directionally proportional to the intensity of memory. The degree of speed is directionally proportional to the intensity of forgetting.
— Milan Kundera
A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.
— CS Lewis
We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time.
— Mother Teresa
Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.
— Oprah Winfrey
I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world.
— Albert Camus