Quotes About Reflection

The beginning of the spiritual journey is what I call "life after awakening.

Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.

And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.

Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.

Old men are children once again a dream that sways and wavers into the hard light of day.

I have been schooled by my own suffering: I've learned the many ways of being purged.

Thou needs must spit it out and make clean thy mouth.

Old men, what are they? Fast fading the leaf, Three-footed they walk, yet frail as a child, As a dream set afloat in the daylight.

To many mortals silence great gain brings.

The polished brass is mirror of the form, wine of the soul.

When deep slumber falls, remembered sins Chafe the sore heart with fresh pain, and no Welcome wisdom meets within.

The seed of mortals broods o'er passing things, and hath nought surer than the smoke-cloud's shadow.

Look to it and consider, and deem not That ever stubbornness excels discretion.

Bronze is the mirror of the form wine, of the heart.

The memory of pain falls drop by drop upon our heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

There is adantage in the wisdom won from pain

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons.

Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Don't be in a hurry to change one evil for another.

A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.