Reflection Quotes

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Dr. Kertesz mentioned to me a case known to him of a farmer who had developed prosopagnosia and in consequence could no longer distinguish (the… — Oliver Sacks
Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you" and looked to the sky and really meant… — Jack Kerouac
When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his… — Max Ernst
It takes a certain ingenuous faith - but I have it - to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come… — A.C. Grayling
The policy of the emperors and the senate, as far as it concerned religion, was happily seconded by the reflections of the enlightened, and by… — Edward Gibbon
In the colorful reflection we have what is life. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation… — Jane Austen
Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success. — Richard Carlson
Who could be so lucky? Who comes to a lake for water and sees the reflection of moon. — Unknown Author
It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative, and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. The soul has different concerns, of equal… — Thomas Moore
He turns his back to the far shore and rows toward it. He can in this way travel away from, yet still see, his house....he… — Michael Ondaatje
Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went… — Jane Austen
It is not given to us to grasp the truth, which is identical with the divine, directly. We perceive it only in reflection, in example… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When the evening was over, Anne could not be amusedâ€¦nor could she help fearing, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and… — Jane Austen
To know oneâ€™s own state is not a simple matter. One cannot look directly at oneâ€™s own face with oneâ€™s own eyes, for example. One… — Haruki Murakami
It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly. — Claude Monet
My fear of life is necessary to me, as is my illness. Without anxiety and illness, I am a ship without a rudder. My art… — Edvard Munch
It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example,… — Alexander Hamilton
A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers. — Mahatma Gandhi
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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