"Prayer is either petitional or, in its wider sense, inward communion."
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"I wondered how I looked to her, in that place, and knew that even in a place that was nothing but knowledge that was the one thing I could not know. That if I look inward I would see only infinite mirrors staring into myself for eternity."
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"Agosins poetic language engages the reader in a mesmerizing journey of inward reflection and exile."
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"Neither in thy actions be sluggish nor in thy conversation without method, nor wandering in thy thoughts, nor let there be in thy soul inward contention nor external effusion, nor in life be so busy as to have no leisure."
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"... when one's outward lot is perfect, the sense of inward imperfection is the more pressing."
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"Tattoos to me are the outward symbol of the inward change within my soul."
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"In youth all doors open outward; in old age all open inward."
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"For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of the current which after a time draws us away from it."
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"The less men are fettered by tradition, the greater becomes the inward activity of their motives, and greater again in proportion to their outer restlessness."
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"Necessity is cruel, but it is the only test of inward strength. Every fool may live according to his own likings."
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"When a condition or a problem becomes too great, humans have the protection of not thinking about it. But it goes inward and minces up with a lot of other things already there and what comes out is discontent and uneasiness, guilt and a compulsion to get something--anything--before it is all gone."
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"Attitude is an inward thought that wiggles its way out."
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"The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up."
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"I turn my gaze inward. I fix it there and keep it busy. I look inside myself. I continually observe myself."
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"The world always looks straights ahead; as for me, I turn my gaze inward, I fix it there and keep it busy. Everyone looks in front of him: as for me, I look inside me: I have no business but with myself; I continually observe myself, I take stock of myself, I taste myself. Others...they always go forward; as for me, I roll about in myself."
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"There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance"
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"This violent rage that turned inward cannot be helped by drink."
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