Quotes About Introspection

Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark.

Be careful - the darkness you see in another's heart might just be a reflection of that which is in your own heart.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.

To find out what is truly individual in ourselves, profound reflection is needed; and suddenly we realize how uncommonly difficult the discovery of individuality is.

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.

The only way you'll ever discover what it truly means to be alive and human is by sharing the full experience of what it means to be human and each blemish and freckle that comes with it.

The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are, the second greatest is being happy for what you find.

Search within yourself and discover the power of God.

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of the same. To gain knowledge of ourselves, the best way is to convert the imperfections of others into a mirror for discovering our own.

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that your relationship with yourself is the most important relationship you have.

Never regret the things that make you smile. Introspection is the element to spiritual growth.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes... I love myself.

Do not worry if others do not understand you, worry only if you can not understand yourself.

Live life as thou it matters more to you and less to others.

It matters little for what's around and beyond compared to what's within us.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Be aware; to change something else, you need to change yourself in the process. Be mindful; after embarking to change others, you never return the same.