Quotes about Reflection
Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves.
— John Calvin
Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.
— John Wesley
Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
— Henry Ward Beecher
All that we need to know all the wisdom of the cosmos we will find in our own heart
— Mother Teresa
There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.
— Thomas Merton
For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
— Confucius
Hurry ruins saints as well as artists.
— Thomas Merton
Verily the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone, and a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse.
— Khalil Gibran
The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.
— Paul David Tripp
Age is frequently beautiful, wisdom appearing like an aftermath.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain
— Oprah Winfrey
A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord.
— Charles Spurgeon