Quotes about Introspection
The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
— Confucius
But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.
— Stephen Covey
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.
— Bishop TD Jakes
What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.
— Wayne Dyer
If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.
— Andy Stanley
Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
— Marianne Williamson
You get to know who you really are in a crisis.
— Oprah Winfrey
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not thine
— Ralph Waldo Emerson