Pondering quotes
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Whatever hath been written shall remain, Nor be erased nor written o'er again; The unwritten only still belongs to thee: Take heed, and ponder well what that shall be."
"The life of which meaning one never ponders is not worth living"
"At no time am I a quick thinker or writer: whatever I have done in science has solely been by long pondering, patience and industry."
"The most important part of living is not the living but the pondering upon it."
"Don't live in the past, don't ponder about the future, stay at the PRESENT moment NOW...always."
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"In the meantime, I would drink, rest, and ponder the meaning of this mob."
"I don't guess. I think. I ponder. I deduce. Then I decide. But I never guess."
"The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future."
"I didn't understand, either, but love had no sense sometimes. Pondering the why of it was futile."
