Contemplation Quotes

Whenever we encounter the Infinite in man, however imperfectly understood, we treat it with respect. Whether in the synagogue, the mosque, the pagoda, or the wigwam, there is a hideous aspect which we execrate and a sublime aspect which we venerate. So great a subject for spiritual contemplation, such measureless dreaming -- the echo of God on the human wall! - Victor Hugo

When human beings have been fascinated by the contemplation of their own hearts, the more intricate biological pattern of the female has become a model for the artist, the mystic, and the saint. When mankind turns instead to what can be done, altered, built, invented, in the outer world, all natural properties of men, animals, or metals become handicaps to be altered rather than clues to be followed. - Margaret Mead

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action. - Meister Eckhart

What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love. - Meister Eckhart

We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives. - Sonny Perdue

We should try to acquire knowledge from all the sources and by all means-studying the scriptures, contemplation,meditation,etc. - Rig Veda

We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation. - Alexander Herzen

We don't know if he was just morose or whether or not this was a contemplation of suicide. It's like a jigsaw puzzle. - Frank Keel

Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action. - James Harrington

To those ever steadfast devotees, who always remember or worship Me with single-minded contemplation, I personally take responsibility for their welfare. - Bhagavad Gita