Reflections Quotes

160 quotes by 150 authors

What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they… — Nicolas Chamfort
Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything… — George Eliot
Modern man's besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of… — Aldous Huxley
It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and give them a livelier idea… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
At present, [in the desert] an exasperating clarity reigns. The sky has become less visible than water in a jar. Black peaks, spines of granite,… — Mohammed Dib
I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of… — Kenzaburo Oe
Opinions are secondary when dealing with reality. They're subjective reflections. — Frederick Lenz
Sunset is so marvellous that even the sun itself watches it every day in the reflections of the infinite oceans! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections. — A B Simpson
Your surroundings, home, personal care, pets, clothing & body are all reflections of how you see and express yourself. Do these reflect your true self? — Christiane Northrup
I wish to preface my reflections by saying that I am conducting this prayer service and am speaking to you now with great reluctance. I… — Thomas J. Paprocki
Love is a conflict between reflexes and reflections. — Magnus Hirschfeld
Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why… — Cesare Pavese
I felt so insufficiently equipped, so unprepared, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were correct.… — Edgar Degas
These landscapes of water and reflections have become an obsession. It's quite beyond my powers at my age, and yet I want to succeed in… — Claude Monet
Serve others for they are reflections of the same Entity of which you are yourself another reflection. No one of you has any authenticity, except… — Sathya Sai Baba
My paintings are reflections of my own inner mysteries... they all reflect my relationship to my steadiest of companions and muses - nature and animals... — Katherine Dunn
For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections. — Peace Pilgrim
If you first gain power to check your words, you will then begin to have power to check your judgment, and at length actually gain… — Brigham Young
I could not help wondering in my own mind....how it came to pass that our joints of meat were of such extraordinary shapes - and… — Charles Dickens

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