Quotes about Reflection

Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.

Stop being so sure that you are always right, and others wrong. Don't trust your own opinion, when you find it contrary to that of older men, and especially to that of your own parents. Age gives experience, and therefore deserves respect.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Only the shallow know themselves.

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there could be any at all.