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Oh, my child, can you not see? You must let go of yourself. For if a seed wishes to live, it must sacrifice itself and grow outward, not inward. — Seth Adam Smith

If you notice something good, you must make it grow - whether it is within you or around you. — Sadghuru

Evil is a far more cunning and persevering propagandist than good, for it has no inward strength, and is driven to seek countenance and sympathy. — James Russell Lowell

If you're trying to connect to people with music - it's more of an outward process and a lot of times musicians can be very inward. — Dave Grohl

GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary — Chet Williamson

Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion. — Depak Chopras

All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward. — Watchman Nee

There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking. — Ruskin Bond

This is the thin time, when the beloved dead draw near. The world turns inward, and the chilling air grows thick with dreams and mystery. — Diana Gabaldon

Goodness is richer than greatness. It consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. — John Chrysostom

Achieve order within yourself ... an inward tranquility which knows no disturbance at any moment ... in the daily life of the home and the office. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be. — Henri Nouwen

Opinion's but a fool, that makes us scan the outward habit by the inward man. — William Shakespeare

Most women have not even been able to touch this anger, except to drive it inward like a rusted nail. — Adrienne Rich

For man may pious texts repeat, And yet religion have no inward seat — Thomas Hood

Without outward declarations, who can conclude an inward love? — John Donne

Importunate praying is the earnest inward movement of the heart toward God. — Edward McKendree Bounds

Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve. — Rodney Crowell

How much easier it is to hate, than to turn inward and face our fear. — Paul Vereshack

The two foundations; one inward, the other outward; grace, miracles; both supernatural. — Blaise Pascal

Depression is anger turned inward. — Sapphire.

This is the curse of superficial religion: the constant attempt to do outward things apart from inward transformation. — David Platt

The Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world. — James E. Faust

Anger is energising. The opposite of anger is depression, which is anger turned inward. — Gloria Steinem

One negative side of grief is that it focuses us inward upon ourselves, often leading to lapses of patience and gentleness with those around us. — James R. White

The door swings inward as the first soldier rounds the corner, but my thoughts are only of Cal. It seems princes make me blind. — Victoria Aveyard

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself. — Johannes Tauler

Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design. — Thucydides

The computer actually may have aggravated management's degenerative tendency to focus inward on costs. — Peter Drucker

I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency. — Conor Oberst

the journey across the great ocean of existence Is a journey inward ever in deeper and deeper and the deeper you get in the more you meet truth — Ram Dass

Dress gives one the outward sign from which people in general can, and often do, judge upon the inward state of mind and feelings. — Mae West

No one can be great, or good, or happy except through the inward efforts of themselves. — Frederick William Robertson

Happiness is a choice. Happiness does not depend on outward conditions but on inward decisions. — Cameron C. Taylor

True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one's freedom. — Jack Canfield

There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit. — Charles Hodge

The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core. — B.K.S. Iyengar

Tattoos to me are the outward symbol of the inward change within my soul. — Nicolas Cage

The fruit of the Spirit is the outward evidence of the inward reality of a heart "abiding" in Christ. — Richard J. Foster

Prayer is inward communication with yourself; action is outward conversation with God. — Steve Maraboli

Whatever draws the mind outward is unspiritual and whatever draws the mind inward is spiritual — Ramana Maharshi

If one busies himself with an outer display of scriptural wealth, what time is left for silent inward diving after the priceless pearls?" Sri — Paramahansa Yogananda

Her paintings formed a visual diary, an outward manifestation of her inward dialog that was, all too often, a scream of pain. — Gerry Souter

The doorway to success swings outward not inward. — Robin S. Sharma

Find the courage and the strength to turn inward and to ask a simple, soaring question.
What would LOVE do NOW? — Neale Donald Walsch

The Window to the Universe Opens Inward and Outward. — Daniel Lee Edstrom

May the inward and outward man be as one. — Socrates

Beloved Pan and all ye other gods who haunt this place, give me beauty in the inward soul, and may the outward and the inner man be at one. — Socrates

There never was a war that was not inward. — Marianne Moore

If you are really interested in knowing life in all its depth and dimension, it is imperative that you look inward, not out. — Sadhguru

I pushed the door inward. It moved as smoothly, as silently as the mechanism of a well-crafted, spring-loaded trap. — Dean Koontz

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. — Henry Van Dyke

What the artist must render is a living moment somehow, a living moment actually in action or an inward experience. — Joseph Campbell

If we want to change our world, we do not begin by rectifying the outward. Instead, we must change the condition of our inward. — Hamza Yusuf

We rarely hear the inward music, but we're all dancing to it nevertheless. — Rumi

The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. — William Lyon Phelps

Now shall my inward joys arise,
And burst into a song;
Almighty love inspires my heart,
And pleasure tunes my tongue. — Isaac Watts

Spiritual power comes out of inward fellowship with God and abandonment to his purposes. — E. Stanley Jones

As we grow old...the beauty steals inward. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adversity not only draws people together, but brings forth that beautiful inward friendship. — Soren Kierkegaard

We need to go inward instead of outward, and learn to trust our own inner guide, preserving our identity and finding the answers from within. — Jane Fulton Alt

Grace is the outcome of inward harmony. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Doubtless it is very easy to fritter away our inward life in outward exercises, — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Reality is infinitely diverse. It resists classification, inward life. Peculiar to us ... not simply the official existence. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This violent rage that turned inward cannot be helped by drink. — Lou Reed

Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one. — Socrates

I keep on dreaming, but to find freedom, one must first search inwards. — Fennel Hudson

To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

Worship is an inward feeling and outward action that reflects the worth of God. — John Piper

We need to learn that truth consists not in correct doctrine, but in correct doctrine plus the inward enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

A soft inward look some into his eyes, as if he was amazed to find himself alive on such a beautiful day. — Sarah Porter

Real inward devotion knows no prayer but that arising from the depths of its own feelings. — Wilhelm Von Humboldt

All real success springs from that inward might which we exert upon society. — Alexander Crummell

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat. — Arthur Ashe

I ... Kisss the tender inward of thy hand. — William Shakespeare

Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others. — Etty Hillesum

Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty — Rabindranath Tagore

I know depression is anger turned inward. — M.J. Rose

Nature endlessly in every direction
inward to your body and outward into space. — Jack Kerouac

Pity for him who one day looks uponhis inward sphinx and questions it. He is lost. — Ruben Dario

Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power. — Henri Frederic Amiel

For oft, when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude — William Wordsworth

I turn my gaze inward. I fix it there and keep it busy. I look inside myself. I continually observe myself. — Michel De Montaigne

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. — William Hazlitt

To have a deeper understanding of life one must pause from looking outward and travel inward into the depths of consciousness. — Jiulio Consiglio

Often times some may find that negative observance of others may in fact derive from inward flaws of themselves. — Calvin W. Allison

O lovely Sisters! is it true That they are all inspired by you, And write by inward magic charm'd, And high enthusiasm warm'd? — Joanna Baillie

My heart was on the verge, if not of explosion than of collapse, hurtling to an inward oblivion, sucking down with it the very ground I stood on. — C.S.E. Cooney

I'd run. But maybe you can't run. Think of that, too.' His yellow eyes seemed to look inward, and he sounded tired. 'Sometimes you can't run. — Robert Jordan

To see the moon that cannot be seen,
turn your eyes inward & look at yourself,in silence... — Jalaluddin Rumi

One must not look inward too much, while the inside is yet tender. I do not wish to frighten myself until I can stand it. — Djuna Barnes

A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith's usual result. — William James

To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves - and each other. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

I entered (into my inward self) and beheld with the eye of my soul ... the Light Unchangeable. — Saint Augustine

Golf is a worrier's game, inward, concentrated, a matter of inches, invented by the same people who gave us Presbyterianism. — Robert Hass

The very first discovery of beauty strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties. — Joseph Addison

God lives and works in history. The outward mythology changes, the inward truth remains the same. — Iris Murdoch

We have sealed ourselves away behind our money, growing inward, generating a seamless universe of self. — William Gibson

If you are aware, you speak with awareness. But the awareness comes from the inward being. It flows from the inner being towards others. — Rajneesh