Quotes About Self-examination

It is to be feared that very many have little knowledge of the main enemy that they carry about them in their bosoms. This makes them ready to justify themselves, and to be impatient of reproof or admonition, not knowing that they are in any danger. 2 Chronicles 16:10

If it troubles us it must be that we find the trouble in ourselves.

The most terrifying and important test for a human being is to be in absolute isolation," he explained. "A human being is a very social creature, and ninety percent of what he does is done only because other people are watching. Alone, with no witnesses, he starts to learn about himself—who is he really?

I have missed the point in thinking of my own feelings.

The power of mindfulness is the power to examine those self-identifications and their consequences and the power to examine the views and perspectives we adopt so reflexively and automatically and then proceed to think are us.

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.

Everybody should fear only one person, and that person should be himself .

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

Stop looking outside yourself for the answer, you may never resolve the external problem. But once you start looking inside yourself for any mistakes, it may become easier to resolve any problem in your life.

How must he prove himself? What was it they wished to know of him? And what did he know of himself here where loneliness was an unavoidable element of life, and a man must rely solely on himself?

Let every woman, who has once begun to think, examine herself

he should examine himself, and purge himself of his sins of tyranny, he must tear down that ancient complex of pride and anger that unconsciously encrusts his heart; strip himself of pride and anger and become humble; this first of all; then clothe himself in charity. These are the spiritual qualities he has to acquire. This is the central point of balance without which it is impossible to proceed. This is his "training", its starting point, and its goal.

I inwardly did nothing.O Iscariot-like crime!

Appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.

We must question every inner-belief we possess without fear or attachment.

The only devils in the world are those running around in our own hearts - that is where the battle should be fought.

Check thyself before thy wreck thyself.

Stop listening to what comes from the outside. Start listening to what comes from within.

Every day you need to look yourself in the eye and ask yourself if this is what you should be doing with your life.

Being honest with yourself is the most important aspect of being honest.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Instead of pointing out the faults of others, look in the mirror, find your own faults and start to better yourself. That should keep you busy!

How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.

Be careful - the darkness you see in another's heart might just be a reflection of that which is in your own heart.