Quotes about Reflection

Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul.

The cross, therefore, is always ready; it awaits you everywhere. No matter where you may go, you cannot escape it, for wherever you go you take yourself with you and shall always find yourself. Turn where you will—above, below, without, or within—you will find a cross in everything, and everywhere you must have patience if you would have peace within and merit an eternal crown.

The more humble a man is in himself, and the more obedient towards God, the wiser will he be in all things, and the more shall his soul be at peace.

If you gave more frequent thought to your death than to a long life, you would unquestionably be more eager to amend your life.

O quam salubre, quam iucundum et suave est sedere in solitudine et tacere et loqui cum Deo!

If you wish to learn and appreciate something worth while, then love to be unknown and considered as nothing. Truly to know and despise self is the best and most perfect counsel. To think of oneself as nothing, and always to think well and highly of others is the best and most perfect wisdom.

To have no opinion of ourselves, and to think always well and highly of others, is great wisdom and perfection.

Rest from inordinate desire or knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit.

It is better for you to live privately and take care of yourself than it is to neglect your soul even though you could work wonders in the world.

Because our hearts are frivolous and because we ignore our faults we never discover the sickness in our souls, but idly we laugh when we have full reason to weep.

In the morning consider that you may not live till evening, and when evening comes do not dare to promise yourself the dawn.

No man can safely speak, unless he who would gladly remain silent.