Quotes about Reflection

greatness of reason is measured not by height or length, but by the quality of its judgements.

Philosophy's purpose is to illuminate the ways our soul has been infected by unsound beliefs, untrained tumultuous desires, and dubious life choices and preferences that are unworthy of us. Self-scrutiny applied with kindness is the main antidote.

If you are praised by others, be skeptical of yourself.

If you are kissing your child or wife, say that it is a human being whom you are kissing, for when the wife or child dies, you will not be disturbed.

Care for your body as needed, but put your main energies and efforts into cultivating your mind.

But what says Socrates?—One man finds pleasure in improving his land, another his horses. My pleasure lies in seeing that I myself grow better day by day.

The soul is like a bowl of water, with the soul's impressions like the rays of light that strike the water. Now, if the water is disturbed, the light appears to be disturbed together with it — though of course it is not.

Continually remind yourself that you are a mortal being, and someday will die.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

You know, when you get old, you see that everything is a joke. All the things you were passionate about don't mean a thing. You only did them to keep busy.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well.