Quotes about Self-reflection

Only by much searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig deep into the mine of his soul. That he is the maker of his character, the molder of his life, and the builder of his destiny, he may unerringly prove, if he will watch, control, and alter his thoughts

All things are mirrors in which you see yourself reflected, and the gloom which you perceive in your work is but a reflection of that mental state which you bring to it. Bring a right, an unselfish, state of heart to the

We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!

One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.

One of the first things to learn if you want to be a contemplative is to mind your own business. Nothing is more suspicious, in a man who seems holy, than an impatient desire to reform other men.

Men are always ready to nose around and find out about other's lives, but they feel lazy to know themselves and correct their own life.

Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man, by one lower than himself.

The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly must with his unrest, uncertainty, and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ.

The most affluent man is he that confronts all the shows he sees by equivalents out of the stronger wealth of himself.

All men are frail; but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.

Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .