Quotes about Reflection
An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely.
— Paulo Coelho
Pride dies 20 minutes after death.
— Francis de Sales
When we see our enemies and friends gliding away before us, let us not forget that we are subject to the general law of mortality, and shall soon be where our doom will be fixed forever.
— Samuel Johnson
Death is the quiet haven of us all.
— William Wordsworth
The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast approaching end of a journey-double and treble reason for loving as well as working while it is day.
— George Eliot
I have only one curiosity left: death.
— Coco Chanel
Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that comes to those who cannot let go of the past
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no opportunity for faith either.
— Philip Yancey
As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to stuff my thoughts inside.
— Philip Yancey
Sociologists have a theory of the looking-glass self. You become what the most important person in your life (wife, father, boss, etc.) thinks you are. How would my life change if I truly believed the Bible's astounding words about God's love for me, if I looked in the mirror and saw what God sees?
— Philip Yancey
But the strength and beauty of age is spiritual. We gradually lose the strength and beauty that is temporary so we'll be sure to concentrate on the strength and beauty which is forever.
— Philip Yancey
Don't judge Christ by those of us who imperfectly bear his name.
— Philip Yancey