Reflection Quotes - Page 19

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord.

The water in the stream may have changed many times, but the reflection of the moon and the stars remains the same.

As a disabled man, let my life be a reflection of the endless amount of ability that exists in each and everyone of us.

Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future.

Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.

When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.

The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.

Take charge of your schedule. Make time for reflection and relaxation.

Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else's mouth is a reflection of their heart ... not yours.

I believe that everything has a purpose and that everything a person does will come back to haunt or save him. Life is like a mirror in which everything we do is reflected back to us. We might not be able to recognize the reflection, and at times the image may be hidden. We may take years to see it or it may not even be visible during our lifetime. But it all comes around in the end. Space is as infinite as our actions are timeless. We are all part of the same invisible story, all travelling in a single continuum.

Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them.

Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.

In order to reflect, think and plan, you must quiet yourself. You can't see your reflection in churning waters. Water must be still to see your reflection.

When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.

Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what you are in the process of becoming

The object of reflection is invariably the discovery of something satisfying to the mind which was not there at the beginning of the search.

Constantly worrying about your reflection and criticizing your body, shape and size is an act of violence against yourself.

How people see the world is often a reflection of how they see themselves. If they think that the world is just a cesspool of lies and deceit, then they themselves may be full of lies and deceit. Watch out for those people who are always telling you just how corrupt the rest of the world is. As the saying goes, 'It takes one to know one.'

Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.

The Bible stresses that a marriage ideally should be a picture or a reflection of Christ's love for His people.

The stories that unfold in the space of a writer's study, the objects chosen to watch over a desk, the books selected to sit on the shelves, all weave a web of echoes and reflections of meanings and affections, that lend a visitor the illusion that something of the owner of this space lives on between these walls, even if the owner is no more.

To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there is a something that our mind cannot grasp and whose beauty and sublimity reaches us only indirectly and as a feeble reflection, this is religiousness. In this sense I am religious.

A moment of prayerful reflection can prevent a lifetime of bitter regret.

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. Technology can help cure diseases, but we can prevent a lot of diseases by old-fashioned changes in behavior.

Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.