Quotes About Introspection

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.

All you may know of heaven or hell is within your own self.

One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem.

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.

Truths are more likely to be discovered by one man than by a nation

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.

Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.

When you don't go within, you go without.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.

Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they're worthy of, just the person that they look at in the mirror. That's the only person you need to answer to.

People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.

As the sculptor devotes himself to wood and stone, I would devote myself to my soul.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly.