Quotes about Contemplation
Thanksgiving is possible only for those who take time to remember; no one can give thanks who has a short memory.
— Anonymous
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting.
— Anonymous
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned.
— Anonymous
Deep calleth unto deep.
— Anonymous
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
— Anonymous
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
— Anonymous
Give a man a truth and he will think for a day. Show a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.
— Anonymous
I have a mystical bent, and I pursue daily meditations that follow the liturgical calendar - what are called the 'daily offices' of the church.
— Jay Parini
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
— Mortimer Adler
At the age of fifteen, he had already learned silence.
— Frank Herbert
I can think of nothing more poisonous than to rot in the stink of your own reflections.
— Frank Herbert
It occurred to her that mercy was the ability to stop, if only for a moment.
— Frank Herbert