Inward quotes
228 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?"
"A man's attire is only an outward projection of his inward self."
"Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit."
"God sweetens outward pain with inward peace."
"Most women have not even been able to touch this anger, except to drive it inward like a rusted nail."
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"Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting."
"Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never."
"What the artist is always looking for is the mode of existence in which soul and body are one and indivisible: in which the outward is expressive of the inward: in which form reveals."
"Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths."
"Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away."
"Fear begins and ends with the desire to be secure; inward and outward security, with the desire to be certain, to have permanency. The continuity of permanence is sought in every direction, in virtue, in relationship, in action, in experience, in knowledge, in outward and inward things. To find security and be secure is the everlasting cry. It is this insistent demand that breeds fear."
"When we look outside of that on which we depend we ignore our unity; looking outward we see many faces; look inward and all is one head. If a man could but be turned about, he would see at once God and himself and the All."
"The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great."
"There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking."
"That inward eye/ Which is the bliss of solitude."
"In a quiet place, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and go inward. Place your attention on your heart, in the center of your chest. Sit quietly and easily let your attention remain there."
"The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be."
"You gotta go inward To experience the outer space That was built for you"
"The outward work can never be small if the inward one is great, and the outward work can never be great or good if the inward is small or of little worth."
"To successfully open the door to heightened awareness, we must open it inward."
"Give me beauty in the inward soul; and may the outward and inward may be one."
"I would suggest that the next generation stop looking for happiness outside of themselves but instead turn inward."
"Read myths. They teach you that you can turn inward, and you begin to get the message of the symbols. Read other people's myths, not those of your own religion, because you tend to interpret your own religion in terms of facts -- but if you read the other ones, you begin to get the message."
"You create your reality. You will find this freedom by learning to look inward, and by realizing that you create the reality that you know. There are no exceptions to this rule. Your successes and your failures alike, you have yourselves created. If you would but understand, this is the truth that would make you free."
"Do not worry about what others are doing! Each of us should turn the searchlight inward and purify his or her own heart as much as possible."
