Quotes About Introspection

I might not be ready to pour out my feelings to the world, but I'd had enough of trying to ignore them.

A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.

A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

Take some time off to go within, in silence. With that, your charm becomes eternal, your love becomes unconditional & great strength arises.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.

Not one man in a thousand has either strength of mind or goodness of heart to be an atheist.

You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.

I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong.

If others surpass you in knowledge, in charm, in strength, in fortune, you have other causes to blame for it; but if you yield tothem in stoutness of heart you have only yourself to blame.

It takes strength to show vulnerability.

When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.

Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength.

She was a dark, unenduring little flower - yet he thought he detected in her some quality of spiritual reticence, of strength drawn from her passive acceptance of all things. In this he was mistaken.

I count life just a stuff To try the soul's strength on.

Actually I don't know if honesty is a strength or some kind of weakness.

There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.

Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to know nothing for certain. An inheritance of wonder and nothing more.

Looking behind, I am filled with gratitude. Looking forward, I am filled with vision. Looking upwards, I am filled with strength. Looking within, I discover peace.

The practice of being at ease also gives you the strength and stamina to pursue all that you find when you connect inward.

Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

Ah! Seigneur! donnez-moi la force et le courage De contempler mon coeur et mon corps sans de go u" t. Lord! give me the strength and the courage To see my heart and my body without disgust.

Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it.

My strengths make me contemptuous. My weaknesses make me charitable.