“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.”
Aristotle
“The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God.”
William Penn
“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.”
Chamfort
“If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.”
John Dos Passos
“It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility.”
Rachel Carson
“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”
Fran Lebowitz
“The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live.”
