Quotes about Meditation
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?
— Confucius
Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.
— Confucius
Continually remind yourself that you are a mortal being, and someday will die.
— Epictetus
Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.
— Ambrose of Milan
When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.
— Martin Luther
Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation.
— William Wilberforce
However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise.
— Charles Spurgeon
It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
— Billy Graham
As a Christian, I try to meditate or pray at least once a day, however briefly.
— Jay Parini
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We observe that in the scriptures, fasting almost always is linked with prayer. Without prayer, fasting is not complete fasting; it's simply going hungry.
— Joseph Wirthlin
I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to be.
— Marianne Williamson