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Quotes About Introspection

When people praise us, we should always keep a close eye on how we behave
~ Paulo Coelho
Where will my heart lead if I've yet to wander so many unknown paths?
~ Paulo Coelho
People say strange things, the boy thought. Sometimes it's better to be with sheep who don't say anything at all.
~ Paulo Coelho
but I feel as if I have said everything of importance that I need to say, I feel as if I'm losing my memory and forgetting who I am.
~ Paulo Coelho
The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and, like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them. So if the person looking into someone's eyes has a dark soul, he will see only his own ugliness.
~ Paulo Coelho
What makes a person hate themselves? Cowardice, perhaps. Or the eternal fear of being wrong, of not doing what others expect. A few moments ago I was happy, I forgot I was under the sentence of death; then when I remembered the situation I'm in, I felt frightened.
~ Paulo Coelho
The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world. And the closer you will be to your Soulmate.
~ Paulo Coelho
Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life. Therefore, blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.
~ Paulo Coelho
If you understand life you need a reality check.
~ Paulo Coelho
If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself. And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void.
~ Paulo Coelho
Loco es quien vive en un mundo propio
~ Paulo Coelho
We see the evil in others because we know the evil in ourselves. We never forgive those whou wound us because we believe that we would never be forgiven. We say the painful truth to others because we want to hide it from ourselves. We show our strength, so that no one can see our frailty. That is why, whenever you judge your brother, be aware that it is you who is in the dock.
~ Paulo Coelho
If I can understand what's going on in the world, I can understand what's going on inside myself
~ Paulo Coelho
And I'm going to hold on to what little I have, because I'm too insignificant to conquer the world.
~ Paulo Coelho
He analyses every strategy and asks: what would I do if I had to fight myself? He thus discover his weak points.
~ Paulo Coelho
Despite all my efforts, I still can't honestly say that I feel closer to God and to myself.
~ Paulo Coelho
The path to wisdom is to be yourself. Stop seeking.
~ Paulo Coelho
We looked for the easiest way out: a separate reality.
~ Paulo Coelho
Basically, everything that happens in our life is our fault and ours alone. A lot of people go through the same difficulties we went through, and they react completely differently. We looked for the easiest way out: a separate reality
~ Paulo Coelho
Je ne veux plus avoir affaire à mes propres ténèbres, me suis-je promis à moi même, fermant définitivement la porte au nez de l'Autre. Une chute de troisième étage fait tout autant de dégâts qu'une chute du centième étage.
~ Paulo Coelho
People live to save themselves. You will understand that at the moment of your own death.
~ Paulo Coelho
Some people were born to face life alone, and this is neither good nor bad, it is simply life.
~ Paulo Coelho
No one can judge. Each person knows the extent of their own suffering or the total absence of meaning in their lives.
~ Paulo Coelho
Yo lloro por Narciso, pero nunca me di cuenta de que Narciso fuera bello. Lloro por Narciso porque cada vez que él se recostaba sobre mi orilla yo podía ver, en el fondo de sus ojos, mi propia belleza reflejada.
~ Paulo Coelho