Quotes on Reflection from Quotes for the Journey!

Quotes for
the Journey:

Reflection

The real person smiles in trouble,
gathers strength from distress,
and grows brave by reflection.
Thomas Paine



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 by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections.        -Jane Austen



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, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.       -William L. Shirer



Only by much searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and one can find every truth connected with one's being if that person will dig deep into the mine of his or her soul.        -James Allen



I sincerely believe that there is a time in life for drifting. There is a time for sitting back and getting in touch with yourself. Some of our most interesting illuminations and ideas will come when we take time to reflect, time to kick back and cruise awhile.       -Rudolfo Anaya



By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.      -Confucius



The stories of past courage. . . can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each person must look into his or her own soul.      -John F. Kennedy

Seeing within changes one's outer vision.        -Joseph Chilton Pearce

A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.        -George Santayana



Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully.       -Sarah Ban Breathnach



Glowing moments of peaceful reflection kindle the growth of our minds and spirits.       -unattributed



Reflection is in many ways a lost art. It is an eyepiece to a world hidden away, the world within ourselves which is alive with truths and beauties and darkness we have never glimpsed. It seems sad that we slice our time too thin for dreaming long dreams and thinking long thoughts. We've grown uncomfortable with that sort of thing. For a long time I had been uneasy left alone. I would snap on the television or grab a book or make brownies. Anything. I suppose we are restless all alone with ourselves, all alone in a room with a stranger. What if we face ourselves and find we don't like the person we meet? I didn't even want to spend much time in prayer because God might confront me and I'd have to look at myself.      -Sue Monk Kidd



The longest journey of any person is the journey inward.       -Dag Hammerskjold



The unexamined life is not worth living.        -Socrates



There is one art of which people should be masters--the art of reflection.         -Samuel Taylor Coleridge



Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.        -Peter F. Drucker (also attributed to James Levin)







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