Quotes about Contemplation

These philosophers, then, whom we see not undeservedly exalted above the rest in fame and glory, have seen that no material body is God, and therefore they have transcended all bodies in seeking for God.

For verses and poems I can turn to true food.

But I am unwilling to utter all that may occur to those who think of it, yet cannot be spoken without irreverence.

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

Believe me, you will find more lessons in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you what you cannot learn from masters.

In things of beauty, he contemplated the One who is supremely beautiful, and, led by the footprints he found in creatures, he followed the Beloved everywhere

Tear your heart away from everything else; then seek God and you will surely find him.

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.

Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself...

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.

The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.