Quotes About Self-examination

CAVILER, n. A critic of our own work.

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.

Monologues are self-verifying and self-referencing, a world in their own right, one with its own internal logic that strengthens with reiteration.

But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

You can never get away from your own self.

Men hva annet kan vi gjøre enn å grave fram vårt eget mørke og stirre på det så lenge som mulig, håpe at det en dag skremmes bort fra våre egne, hatefulle øyne.

by and by a change came: I started to muse about the shape of my nose. I put my trivial surroundings aside and mused more and more about myself, and I found this to be a bewitching occupation. I stopped asking and longed instead to speak of my thoughts and feelings. Alas, there was no one besides myself who found me interesting.

Does everybody have a point at which they have to look in the mirror and ask themselves some of the bigger questions? Is it possible to go through life without ever doing that?

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment

Even though there are so many teachings, so many meditations, so many instructions, the basic point of it all is just to learn to be extremely honest and also wholehearted about what exists in your mind - thoughts, emotions bodily sensations, the whole thing that adds up to what we call me or I.

He wondered what his heart would look like if he could pluck it from his chest and inspect it.

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

Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

Art has always been aware of itself as art.

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.

I turned myself to face me, but I've never caught a glimpse of how the others must see the faker.

Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist.

anybody who started hunting for evidence of insanity in himself would certainly find plenty ? Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse, ch 20

Los indicios de chifladura son bien sencillos de encontrar, y cuanto más ahondamos en nosotros mismos, más salen a relucir.

You can't walk out on yourself.

In many instances, however, I would expect such instances of discomfort to draw our attention to the ways in which we have drunk deep from Babylon's cup and are tempted to remain in our stupor.

It takes great wisdom, maturity, and force of will to overcome ingrained human egotism and say -- "Hey, I can fool myself! I might even be wrong, from time to time."