#outward

A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression. ↗

— John L. Phillips

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My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps. ↗

— Warwick Davis

#because #bullied #confident #dad #great

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

#hinge #inner #man #outward #still

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. ↗

— Edward Hopper

#artist #expression #great #great art #his

There was an age, however, when the transition from savagery to civilization, with all its impressive outward manifestations in art and architecture, took place for the first time. ↗

— James H. Breasted

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Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

#does #happiness #inward #outward

For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#century #form #full #longer #nations

But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum it the vibrations go outwards for all to hear, but the vibration also hits you on your body. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#also #body #companion #go #guitar