Quotes about Introspection
Friendship, according to Proust, is the negation of that irremediable solitude to which every human being is condemned.
— Samuel Beckett
There are times when we have had enough even of our Friends.
— Henry David Thoreau
True happiness ... arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
— Joseph Addison
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
— Oprah Winfrey
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
— Jack Kerouac
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
— Oscar Wilde
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew -
— Francis de Sales
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error.
— Thomas Merton
Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look within;...You will find there, perchance, slavish thoughts, slavish desires, and in your daily life and conduct slavish habits. Conquer these; cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you.
— James Allen
Your life is the fruit of your own doing you have no one to blame but your self
— Joseph Campbell
It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
— Confucius