Quotes about Reflection

No one can love himself properly unless he knows why he is living. Love is useless when alone.

One reason for a long life is penance. Time is given us not just to accumulate that which we cannot take with us, but to make reparation for our sins.

Christ does not come off with the chasuble, nor is our ordination folded in a pocket as easily as a stole. Unbelievers do not see us in vestments; they see us in shops, in theatres, at meetings. Whether they see Christ in us depends on whether we act like Christ.

Tertullian said: "Penitence is a certain passion of the mind which comes from disgust at some previous feeling.

Protestant commentaries, I discovered, were also particularly interesting because Protestants have spent more time on Scripture than most of us.

Character is to some extent judged by what a man does with his falls. A pig falls into the mud and stays there; a sheep falls in and climbs out.

God writes His name on the soul of every man. Reason and conscience are the God within us in the natural order.

Solitude can be very rewarding and full of blessing because in the silence of the inner being, one finds God.

A character is made by the kind of thoughts a man thinks when alone, and a civilization is made by the kind of thoughts a man speaks to his neighbor.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.