Quotes about Reflection

If we choose to exercise faith, the Holy Ghost will bring God's kindnesses to our remembrance.

You long for one true friend? You have one. And because you do, you have a choice. You can... ponder the malice of your monster or the kindness of your Christ.

Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.

Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.

There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.

Knowledge come from looking around; wisdom comes from looking up.

It is possible to learn all about the mysteries of the Bible and never be affected by it in one's soul. Great knowledge is not enough.

You keep taking note of whatever confirms your ideas — better to write down what refutes and weakens them!

Abbandonarsi ai propri pensieri per un'ora, ogni giorno, senza scopo: basta questo per rimanere qualcosa che somigli a un uomo

Since the death of his daughter, a consumptive, he had not thrashed a woman; he lived alone.

If anyone was ever cognizant of the need and function of 'litanies', it was Kafka.

Met de uiterste voorzichtigheid, maandenlang mogelijkheden tegen elkaar afwegend, bijna tot in het overdrevene toe langzaam, zo streng mogelijke maatstaven aanleggend, vatte hij zijn oordeel over een letter, een woord of een hele zin pas dan samen, wanneer hij van de onaantastbaarheid ervan zeker was.