Quotes About Reflection

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.

take care, in reading the writings of philosophers or hearing their speeches, that you do not attend to words more than things, nor get attracted more by what is difficult and curious than by what is serviceable and solid and useful.

if the "Know thyself" of the oracle were an easy thing for every man, it would not be held to be a divine injunction.

Over time events trickle out of the minds of forgetful, thoughtless people, and so, since they retain and conserve nothing, the empty space within them, that should be filled with good things, is filled instead with hopes, so that they neglect the present and look to the future, despite the fact that fortune may yet foil the future, whereas the present cannot be taken away.

we ought not to let either our joy at their faults or our grief at their success be idle, but in either case we ought to reflect, how we may become better than them by avoiding their errors, and by imitating their virtues not come short of them.

Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.

Men, whither is your course taking you, who give all possible attention to the acquiring of money but give small thought to your sons to whom ye are to leave it?

he would yet do full well to wait for that wisest of all counsellors, Time.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like the misquote better)

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

No necesito amigos que cambien cuando yo cambio y asientan cuando yo asiento. Mi sombra lo hace mucho mejor.

I don't need a friend who change when I change, who nod when I nod. This is something than my own shadow can do.

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.

The biggest mistake we make is to think we have all the time in the world.

You want to know where your fears are hiding? Tell me what you know about yourself. Tell me what you can't live without.

People who had been through a lot reported that they changed their life, or got clarity, when they became conscious of what kind of person a certain job/industry/lifestyle was turning them into.

child deprived of the opportunity to discuss mistakes can't learn from them.

The time he wasted ruined his life the time he wasted ruined his future. POET MD HEDAETUL ISLAM

There is no need to have any special attitude while drinking except one of thankfulness. The nature of the tea itself is that of no-mind.

Perdí años hasta llegar a entender que la vida no se vive en borrador y después se pasa, prolija y sin faltas de ortografía, al cuaderno de clase.