Quotes about Depth

Genius is full of trash.

But vain to popularize profundities, and all truth is profound.

He offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea.

On Ralph Waldo Emerson)I love all men who dive. Any fish can swim near the surface, but it takes a great whale to go down stairs five miles or more; and if he don't attain the bottom, why all the lead in Galena can't fashion the plummet that will. I'm not talking of Mr Emerson now -but of the whole corps of thought-divers, that have been diving and coming up again with bloodshot eyes since the world began.

The best richness is the richness of the soul

The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.

The real problem is usually two or three questions deep. If you want to go after someone's problem, be aware that most people aren't going to reveal what the real problem is after the first question.

To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.

The life of the soul is incalculable.

Our life is always deeper than we know, is always more divine than it seems, and hence we are able to survive degradations and despairs which otherwise must engulf us.

being connected in a shallow way to the entire world can prevent us from being deeply connected to those closest to us—including ourselves.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.