Thomas Merton
Writer, Monk
"Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness."
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Contemplative
10 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Henri Nouwen
Theologian, Author
"It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called."
Margo Jefferson
Author
"Witty, brooding, contemplative, explosive: take your pick."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person."
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