“We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention constitutes the major element in sin, has ordained that purity in the ruling part of our soul be our primary concern.” MenHeartSoulSinKnowingElementsMajorsConcernIntentionPrimariesImpulsePurityRuling Book:Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 9) Source: Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 9)
“Every painter must traverse for himself that distance from Paris to Aix (where Paul Cézanne worked a lot, fh) or from Venice to Toledo (where El Greco painted a lot, fh). Expression is for one knowing its own pivot. Every expressor relates solely to himself - that is the concern of the individualist.” KnowingExpressionConcernDistancePainterRelateParisVeniceTraverseToledo Author:Marsden Hartley
“It is concern that precedes and inspires agendas, and survives when agendas fail, and it causes us to try again, always trying our best, never certain about our own judgment. It is knowing that God's purpose exceeds whatever we can put in an agenda.” TryingPurposeCertainCausesKnowingFailingInspireJudgmentConcernAgendasExceedAlways TryingTry AgainTrying Our Best Author:John C. Danforth
“There is a case, and a strong case, for that particular form of indolence that allows us to move through life knowing only what immediately concerns us.” MovingFormStrongCasesKnowingParticularFutureConcernIndolence Author:Alec Waugh
“Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.” WayArtDoneKnowingClearParticularTheoryConcernPerfectionPerformancesOneselfPracticalsExplanationOccupationCalculatingPertinent Author:Gersonides
“Your Letters concerning Miss N. have given me as much Concern as they ought-not knowing the Character nor what to advise, but feeling all a Fathers Tenderness, longing to be at home that I might enquire and consider and take the Care I ought.” CharacterFeelingsHomeMightCareFatherGivenFamilyKnowingMissingOughtConcernLettersLongingTendernessNot KnowingAdvise Author:John Adams