Quotes about Contemplation

Whatever sentence will bear to be read twice, we may be sure was thought twice.

A man cannot expect to progress without thinking.

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.

Reading seeks for the sweetness of a blessed life, meditation perceives it, prayer asks for it, contemplation tastes it.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated through eternity. If it be marked with sins, the marks will be indelible. If it has been a useless life, it can never be improved. Such it will stand forever and ever. The same may be said of each day.

His eyes fixed on mine for an instant, then he turned back to the fire.

If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of leisure.

The real 'work' of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.

There's nothing better than just staring at a buttercup, struggling to make an impact on the world.

Emptiness where you wouldn't expect it speaks to you.

It's in those private times that we are refreshed, strengthened, and rejuvenated. It's then we can see our lives from God's perspective and discover what is really important. That's where we understand who it is we belong to and believe in.