Quotes About Reflection

Wszyscy mamy gorsze dni. Ale w porównaniu z tym co mieliÅ›my przedtem, czujemy, jakbyÅ›my dopiero teraz... ?yli peÅ'niÄ… ?ycia.

but then it is perhaps in the nature of coming away on a trip such as this that one is prompted towards such surprising new perspectives on topics one imagined one had long ago thought through thoroughly.

was speaking to me. 'It must be nice sometimes to have no feelings. I envy you.' I considered this, then said: 'I believe I have many feelings. The more I observe, the more feelings become available to me.

After all, what can we gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished.

There was another life that i might have had, but i am having this one...

It is important to learn how to fail, to learn how to be wrong in a way that minimizes pain to you and others and maximizes what you can learn from the experience.

the evening is the best part of the day

Ask anybody, they'll all tell you. The evening's the best part of the day.

I'm proud of you. A good son. I hope I've been a good father to you. I suppose I haven't.' 'I'm afraid we're extremely busy now, but we can talk again in the morning.

Until recently, I didn't think that humans could choose loneliness.

He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at least. As for myself, I cannot even claim that. You see, I trusted. I trusted in his lordship's wisdom. All those years I served him, I trusted I was doing something worthwhile. I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really –one has to ask oneself –what dignity is there in that?

Up to a point, no doubt, there is some truth in what he says: in a country such as ours, people may indeed have a certain duty to think about great affairs and form their opinions.

it is perhaps in the nature of coming away on a trip such as this that one is prompted towards such surprising new perspectives on topics one imagined one had long ago thought through thoroughly.

What is the point in worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took?

Chân tr?i tít t?p là má»™t Ä'i?u t?t ??p khi anh còn tr?. NhÆ°ng ??n tu?i này r?i thì anh ph?i... anh ph?i có ???c má»™t góc nhìn má»›i.

Not only had I learned that 'changes' were a part of Josie...I'd begun to understand also that this wasn't a trait particular just to Josie; that people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by - as they might in a store window - and that such a display needn't be taken so seriously once the moment had passed.

Come possono guarire le vecchie ferite nell'abbondanza dei vermi che ancora le infettano? Come può durare per sempre una pace costruita sul massacro?

I believe I have many feelings. The more I observe, the more feelings become available to me.

Me deleitaría si pudiese, honorable Axl, porque será una venganza justa. Pero me debilitan los años pasados entre vosotros, y por mucho que lo intente, una parte de mí da la espalda a las llamas del odio

I tried to imagine me and Rosa getting so angry with each other we would start to fight like that, actually trying to damage each other's bodies. The idea seemed ridiculous, but I'd seen the taxi drivers, so I tried to find the beginnings of such a feeling in my mind. It was useless, though, and I'd always end up laughing at my own thoughts.

What is the point in worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that is in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment.

He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at least. As for myself, I cannot even claim that. You see, I trusted! All those years, I trusted I was doing something worthwhile. I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really -one has to ask- what dignity is there in that?

The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it. That's how I look at it. Ask anybody, they'll all tell you. The evening's the best part of the day.

To see the best before I have properly begun would be somewhat premature.