Quotes about Reflection

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing: it is an infinitely foolish thing.

Each of us has an inner room where we can visit to be cleansed of fear-based thoughts and feelings. This room, the holy of holies, is a sanctuary of light.

Art is often defined as a famous masterpiece in a gallery, and we are meant to visit the work and view it to appreciate it. But that is not all there is.

Writing about joyful experiences for just three days can improve people's moods and decrease their visits to health centers a full three months later.

We take things at face value, don't we? You form an opinion about something immediately, but you ought to step back a bit. Take in the vista first.

First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.

I was 51 when I voted for the first time in 1994, and I look at South Africa through those spectacles.

I have had a very fun, positive experience in seminary. It's taught me a lot.

Take this marriage thing seriously - it has to last all the way to the divorce.

God is shaking me.

My whole faith was shattered there for a while.