“O admirable necessity! O powerful action! What mind can penetrate your nature? What language can express this marvel? None, to be sure. This is where human discourse turns toward the contemplation of the divine.” MindHumansActionTurnsLanguagePowerfulDivineContemplationDiscoursePenetrateAdmirable Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“When people can't abide things as they are, when they can't abide the present, they do one of two things ... either they ... either they turn to a contemplation of the past ... or they set about to ... alter the future. And when you want to change something ... YOU BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!” PeopleWantTwoPastTurnsChangeContemplationTwo ThingsBangs Book:WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Source: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
“Probably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.” ThinkingMenMindTurnsHorrorContemplationAccustomedMake OutBurialUndertaker Book:Crime: Its Cause and Treatment Source: Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
“God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.” PeopleWantMaySpiritualTurnsPerfectContemplation Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila
“Prayer that works is prayer that makes a difference, contemplation that turns into action, on behalf of peace and justice in a troubled and unjust world system. Prayer is energy, the energy of love and transformative power. It is given to us to use for the good of all creation. In prayer God gives us the fuel of life, and asks us to live it.” WorldGivingUseActionTurnsAsksEnergyGivenDifferencesJusticePrayerChristianityCreationContemplationFuelMaking A DifferenceUnjustBehalfPeace And Justice Author:Margaret Silf