Contemplation and wisdom are
Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them. Gabriel Marcel
Contemplation
The wise man knows
The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is possible. Gabriel Marcel
I must pack my
I must pack my short lifer full of interesting events and creative activity. Philosophy and aesthetic contemplation are not enough. I intend to do everything possible to broaden my experiences and allow myself to reach the fullest development. Then, and before physical deterioration obtrudes, I shall go on some last wilderness trip to a place … Read more
Surely again, to heal
Surely again, to heal men’s wounds by music’s spell. Euripides
No person whose entire
No person whose entire time is spent in the contemplation of limitation can demonstrate freedom from such limitation. Ernest Holmes
I cleanse the windows
I cleanse the windows of my mind, that it may become a mirror reflecting inspiration from the most High. I do this, not with strenuous effort, but through quiet contemplation, through gently reaching and affirming an inward recognition. I know exactly what to do in every situation. There is an inspiration within me which governs … Read more
Sadness does not inhere
Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and through mere contemplation of the world. It is a product of our own thought. We create it out of whole cloth. Emile Durkheim
One cannot long remain
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one’s inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist. Emile Durkheim
A recurring image in
A recurring image in the work of the Rossetti circle was that of a woman absorbed in self-contemplation, gazing into a mirror or combing her hair. Elizabeth Prettejohn
I admire people who
I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be. Elizabeth Janeway