Quotes about Reflection
Live in the fields, and God will give you lectures on natural philosophy every day.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
There's a group of 12 oak trees on my property in California that I call 'my disciples.' Their branches form a canopy over the ground, and I sit underneath them for inspiration.
— Oprah Winfrey
My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.
— Thomas Monson
Regret not that which is past; and trust not to thine own righteousness.
— St. Anthony of Padua
Oh that God would humble me deeply in the dust before Him! i deserve Hell every day for not lovingmy Lord more, who has, i trust, loved me and given Himself for me.
— David Brainerd
If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, "Why me?" Instead ask, "What do you want me to learn?" Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
— Rick Warren
Let's not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.
— Henri Nouwen
Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.
— Aristotle
To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.
— Brother Lawrence
The closer you get to the truth, the clearer becomes the beauty, and the more you will find worship welling up within you. That's why theology and worship belong together.
— NT Wright
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti