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John O'Donohue
5 quotes
“We were created to be creators.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (2003).
“It is ironic that so often we continue to live like paupers though our inheritance of spirit is so vast.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Benedictus – A Book of Blessings (2007).
“One of the great modern philosophers of beauty, Immanuel Kant, spoke of the joy we take in the Beautiful as 'disinterested delight'. The animation of the Beautiful is so immediate and fulfilling that we simply enjoy it for itself; it never occurs to us to ask what purpose it serves.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (2010).
“In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult belonging has to be chosen, received, and renewed. It is a lifetime's work.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Eternal Echoes – Exploring Our Hunger To Belong (2011).
“There is an eternal region within us; there we are not vulnerable to the ravages of normal time.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anam Cara – Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World (1997).