Quotes about Reflection

The Master said, "When you meet persons of exceptional character think to stand shoulder to shoulder with them; meeting persons of little character, look inward and examine yourself.

I was not born with wisdom. I love the ancient teachings and have worked hard to attain to their level.

Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

When anger arises, think of the consequences.

Ever step you take is forever. You cant make it go away. None of it. You understand what I'm sayin?

Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said.

I know your kind, he said. What's wrong with you is wrong all the way through you.

The man watched him. Real life is pretty bad? What do you think? Well, I think we're still here. A lot of bad things have happened but we're still here. Yeah. You don't think that's so great. It's okay.

The things I believed in dont exist any more. It's foolish to pretend that they do. Western Civilization finally went up in smoke in the chimneys at Dachau but I was too infatuated to see it. I see it now.

My perfect day is sitting in a room with some blank paper. That's heaven. That's gold and anything else is just a waste of time.

It looks a lot better from up here than it does down there, dont it? Yes. It does. There's a lot of things look better at a distance. Yeah? I think so. I guess there are. The life you've lived, for one. Yeah. Maybe what of it you aint lived yet, too.

Each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins.