Reflection Quotes

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When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a… — H. P. Blavatsky
We have three approaches at our disposal: the observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation serves to assemble the data, reflection to synthesise them and… — John Dewey
Tis evident that all reasonings concerning matter of fact are founded on the relation of cause and effect, and that we can never infer the… — David Hume
Are they moved by a sense of human need for silence, for reflection, for inner seeking? So they want to get away from the noise… — Thomas Merton
Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds. — Mary Astell
Boring people are a reflection of boring people. — Douglas Horton
Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race. — Giambattista Vico
How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is too bad if you have to do everything upon reflection and can't do anything from early habit. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
No one is more liable to make mistakes than the man who acts only on reflection. — Luc de Clapiers
Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Teach me, 0 God, not to torture myself, not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection, but rather teach me to breathe… — Soren Kierkegaard
What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion. — Soren Kierkegaard
Convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by reason, by logical arguments, or by the Word of God, and we will… — Orson Pratt
Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Emotion arises at the place where mind and body meet. It is the body's reaction to your mind - or you might say, a reflection… — Eckhart Tolle
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve,… — William L. Shirer
We cannot idealize technology. Technology is only and always the reflection of our own imagination, and its uses must be conditioned by our own values.… — William J. Clinton

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