The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
- Albert EinsteinBeauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.
- David HumeBeauty in things exist in the mind which contemplates them.
- David HumeMy arse contemplates those who talk behind my back.
- Alex BeanMy ass contemplates those who talk behind my back.
- Alex BeanLogic works, metaphysics contemplates.
- Allan SlaterWe see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind through its attention lives in another world, only because it contemplates the beauties of the archetypal and intelligible world which Reason contains.
- Amir AttaranWhen a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror.
- Andrew BrustA rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
- Antoine de Saint-ExuperyBeauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
- David Hume