Every one of us, unconsciously, works out a personal philosophy of life, by which we are guided, inspired, and corrected, as time goes on. It is this philosophy by which we measure out our days, and by which we advertise to all about us the man, or woman, that we are.... It takes but a brief time to scent the life philosophy of anyone. It is defined in the conversation, in the look of the eye, and in the general mien of the person. It has no hiding place. It's like the perfume of the flower unseen, but known almost instantly. It is the possession of the successful, and the happy. And it can be greatly embellished by the absorption of ideas and experiences of the useful of this earth.
Quotes about absorption (14 Quotes)
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction.
This recovery we're in is gradual. We're seeing a real measured pace of absorption, rent appreciation and vacancy decline.
The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation, of a rare, in large majestic and abiding things which lifts them up to the skies.
The valley's office vacancy rates decreased by 4 percentage points from a year ago, an unheard of drop in such a short period of time. The drop in net absorption in the first quarter is largely the result of a lack of quality office space, not an indication of weak demand.
The symbolic view of things is a consequence of long absorption in images. Is sign language the real language of Paradise?
Margins on other sales and revenues grew as a result of the growth in extended service plan revenues, which have no associated cost of sales, and the growth in our service margin, reflecting improved overhead expense absorption.
The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples.
It's like in baseball when you get a hold of one. You don't take any of the absorption, you're giving it all. It's good to get those guys once in a while because they are always trying to get us.
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
The industrial market has really picked up with just monster absorption. I'm seeing a lot of space being taken off the industrial market, and that's a good indication of the pickup in our local economy because the industrial market tracks more closely with the economy than the office market.
Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion.
Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption.
Invoking the letters of God's Name without presence of mind is invocation of the tongue invoking with presence of mind is invocation of the heart and invoking with an absence of self-awareness because of absorption in the Invoked is the invocation of the Self this is the hidden invocation.