Quotes About Introspection

There is only one thing you should know. Conquer yourself.

When joy disappears, look for your mistake

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.

What I discovered I liked best about striking out on my bicycle was that the farther I got from home, the more interesting and unusual my thoughts became.

We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.

You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.

What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.

The worst kind of sin is not to acknowledge that you are sinful.

If we would see the color of our future, we must look for it in our present; if we would gaze on the star of our destiny, we must look for it in our hearts.

Effort is between you and you.

Abba Dorotheos said: No matter what kind of sorrow comes to you, don't blame anyone but yourself, and say, "This has happened because of my sins."

When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly unworthy of that which they say and do in our honor.

Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required.

How do I know about the world? By what is within me.

Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.

In learning to know other things, and other minds, we become more intimately acquainted with ourselves, and are to ourselves better worth knowing.

You get to know who you really are in a crisis.

To genuinely discover your Spirit, stop talking, stop reading, and start listening to your heart.