Quotes About Introspection

When the mind imagines its own lack of power, it is saddened by it.

Nothing is easier than to sit, like Father Matthew,[17] in the seat of judgement and condemn drunkenness, while you are yourself intoxicated with sobriety;

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?

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.

Il soggiorno veronese è davvero il primo momento in cui Dante dovette rendersi conto di ...come sa di sale lo pane altrui, e come è duro calle lo scendere e 'l salir per l'altrui scale.

Perhaps sometimes life shows you a side of itself which leaves you with nothing more to say

Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either - but right through every human heart - and through all human hearts.

Sometimes 'Hmm' is the wisest thing to say.

Mama says I spend too much time in little fantasy worlds and not enough in this one.

Any other brushes with insanity you haven't thought to mention?

There are many things wrong with you. A hangover just isn't one of them.

O ythgimla, pleh esoht ni deen.

In the final chapter of Profiles in Courage, Kennedy concludes: "The stories of past courage can define that ingredient—they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.

I feel like a periwinkle Left too high on the beach By the tide ... What flood was it That brought me here? Eleanor Morris, "Easter Sunday

Failure, it will happen. Disappointment, it will happen. It's part of your life and you can't let it go without confronting it. Confront failure because this is how you find yourself. This is where you understand who you are.

I want to apologise for my behaviour in my last year at United.

This is where he should say that he is in love with me, that I have changed his life and that he loves me for it. But he doesn't. Is it because he is shy? Or because he is too young to say such a thing? Or is it merely because he does not love me? The worst of it is, I am falling in love with him.

Still, as I watch the sun journey higher up on the horizon, I appreciate that, for only the second time in my entire life, I am alone, blessedly alone, with no one to tell me what to do or what to wear, no one to have to be polite to. Nothing. But I do not wish to be alone, not entirely. Now that I am finally alone, it feels...lonely.

I inhaled again. Probably better to dream. The rest of the night, I took tickets and picked up discarded cups and tried not to pay attention to Kyle laughing, Kyle talking, Kyle being crowned dance royalty. I mean, it's too pathetic to be stalking the popular guy. But I enjoyed watching him. He was so opposite the way I was, so full of life and energy, and yet, I knew he and I were alike deep down. Deep down, we were both lonely. He was just better at hiding it.

I'm starting to loose touch with reality, but reality sort of sucks.

There is a place in the world, I believe, for thought.

The only place where you can regain lost paradises is in yourself

Being a loner and being a loner were two separate things- Fireproof

Being alone could sometimes feel terribly empty...