Quotes About Reflection

no fundo, no fundo, bem lá no fundo, a gente gostaria de ver nossos problemas resolvidos por decreto a partir desta data, aquela mágoa sem remédio é considerada nula e sobre ela — silêncio perpétuo

grato pela graça a graça que eu acho em tudo que fica por tudo que passa

Books make me feel safe. Books make me feel normal.

assert the primacy of thought over ritual

It is not I who mix the colors but your own vision,' he answered. 'I only place them next to one another on the wall in their natural state; it is the observer who mixes the colors in his own eye, like porridge. Therein lies the secret. The better the porridge, the better the painting, but you cannot make good porridge from bad buckwheat. Therefore, faith in seeing, listening, and reading is more important than faith in painting, singing, or writing.

Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever.

There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.

Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.

Just so you know... Even if I don't break it... alot of people break their own Egg. All those adults walking around with tired faces... they've thrown away the "person they want to be.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

There is a period of life when we swallow knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone, and that's where I renew my springs that never dry up.

There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.

If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.

Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.

Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.

Sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part is knowing a speech is not required. All you have to say is yes.

you can't know the meaning of the lesson until class is over!

When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get shorter.

I need some time to myself by myself! There must be time for thought and music and peace and solitude! Also: No one can keep a creative house and work every day from nine to five. Can't be done, folks. Ain't no way.

sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a to learn the appropriate greeting!

I don't question our existence. I just question our modern needs.