Self Reflection Quotes

“Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.”

“I often worry that my idea of personhood is nostalgic, irrational, inaccurate.”

"I went searching for the bad, but found none; when I looked into my own heart, I found no one worse than me."

Kabir

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Confucius

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"I went looking for the bad, and found none; when I searched my own heart, I found no one worse than me."

Kabir

"If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to see your own faults."

Sarada Devi

"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves."

"I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me."

Anaïs Nin

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

“If you find the mirror of the heart dull, the rust has not been cleared from its face.”

“It's hard when you read an article saying bad things about you. But I am the harshest critic of my work.”

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”

“Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.”

“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”

“For a young person, it is almost a sin, or at least a danger, to be too preoccupied with himself; but for the ageing person, it is a duty and a necessity to devote serious attention to himself.”

“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”

“Not the failures of others, nor their sins of commission or omission, but his own misdeeds and negligences should a sage take notice of.”

"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Confucius

"When I went looking for the bad, I found none; when I looked within myself, I found no one worse than me."

Kabir

"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."

Anne Lamott

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

Leo Tolstoy

“We are all wicked; therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosom.”

Seneca

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love?”

Henri Nouwen