Self Reflection Quotes

"Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet." "I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain." "Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt." "Ponder and deliberate before you make a move." "Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise." "In the depths of my heart, I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless." "In mourning, it is the world which has become poor and empty; in melancholia, it is the ego itself." "We are what we are because we have been what we have been." "No one who, like me, conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed." "Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge." "Should prob articulate philosophy underlying my actions. It's pretty simple & mostly influenced by Douglas Adams & Isaac Asimov." "I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems ... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious." "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" "Go to your bosom: Knock there and ask your heart what it doth know." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."