Quotes about Introspection

Not every man is so great a coward as he thinks he is—nor yet so good a Christian.

A great part of life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.

In the fable, the garden is a symbol for the mind.

Do not rush to follow the crowd, it might be a funeral procession

Do not rush to follow the crowd, it might be a funeral procession

The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman's. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question." "Kind of like a vow of silence?" "Actually that's exactly what it was, John. The Tibetan monks who popularized this practice believed that to hold one's tongue for an extended period of time would have the effect of enhancing one's discipline.

People who don't think shouldn't talk.

But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!

Once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.

Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!

She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes;

She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes;