Reflection Quotes - Page 16

• Literally, no man ever sees himself as others see him. No photograph or reflection ever gives us the same slant on ourselves that others see. It has often been proved on the witness stand that no two people ever see the same accident precisely the same way. We see through different eyes and from different angles. But if we could see things as other people see them, we could come closer to knowing why they do what they do and why they say what they say.

  Richard L. Evans

  Photography, Eye, Men

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• Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

  Robert C. Solomon

  Trust, Moving, Athlete

  Robert C. Solomon, Fernando Flores (2003). “Building Trust: In Business, Politics, Relationships, and Life”, p.174, Oxford University Press

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• An idea is a method of evading, circumventing or surmounting through reflection, obstacles that otherwise would have to be attacked by brute force.

  John Dewey

  Ideas, Imagination, Obstacles

  John Dewey (2015). “How We Think: Top American Authors”, p.87, 谷月社

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• No one who has seen a baby sinking back satiated from the breast and falling asleep with flushed cheeks and a blissful smile can escape the reflection that this picture persists as a prototype of the expression of sexual satisfaction in later life.

  Sigmund Freud

  Baby, Fall, Expression

  Sigmund Freud (1962). “Three essays on the theory of sexuality”

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• No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspects of "the good life." Yes, we should engage in ruthless self-reflection and harsh scrutiny, but we should simultaneously acknowledge that such introspection will, at best, only result in a partial view of our minds at work. Complete objectivity is not an option.

  Robert A. Burton

  Good Life, Humility, Assessment

  Robert A. Burton, M.D., M.D. (2008). “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not”, p.162, Macmillan

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• I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Action, Should

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• And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves, then he will gaze upon the light of the moon and the stars and the spangled heaven...Last of all he will be able to see the sun.

  Plato

  Stars, Plato, Men

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• Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good.

  William O'Rourke

  Regret, Emotional, Events

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• Our universe grants every soul a twin- a reflection of themselves -the kindred spirit - And no matter where they are or how far away they are from each other- even if they are in different dimensions, they will always find one another. This is destiny; this is love.

  Julie Dillon

  Soulmate, Destiny, Different

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• Thoughts turn to other's just a little more this time of year. Days grow shorter and memories grow longer. Families and friends gather in celebration or hope. Giving is a reflection of our love and caring for each other and those less fortunate. May your thoughts turn to gratitude this holiday season and carry on throughout the next year.

  James A. Murphy III

  Gratitude, Memories, Holiday

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• Keeping a [journal] need not be a major chore-just a few minutes of notes each day can be valuable. Writing crystallizes insights, fools the defense of forgetfulness, and builds a collection of ideas and reflections that can spur further insights even years later.

  Roger N. Walsh

  Inspirational, Writing, Years

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• I remember a Buddhist teachers reflections on the Holocaust...What terrible karma those Jews mustve had... This kind of fundamentalism, which blames the victims and rationalizes their horrific fate, is something no longer to be tolerated quietly. It is time for... modern Buddhism to outgrow it by accepting social responsibility and finding ways to address such injustices.

  David Loy

  Karma, Teacher, Buddhist

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• Our behavior toward others is often a reflection of our treatment of ourselves.

  Tal Ben-Shahar

  Behavior, Treatment

  Tal Ben-Shahar (2009). “The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life”, p.16, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Fixing our thoughts on Jesus requires time, for true reflection cannot happen with a glance. No one can see the beauty of the country if he hurries through it on the interstate.

  R. Kent Hughes

  Christian, Country, Jesus

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• Dreams are life, real life, not simply reflections. Dreams are honest.

  Tim Lebbon

  Dream, Real, Honest

  Tim Lebbon (2003). “Face”, Dorchester Publishing Company Incorporated

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• City lights shine bright on my complexion,
  Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection.
  Life is a green light, one star, no script,
  Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.

  Action Bronson

  Stars, Rap, Shine Bright

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• A reflection of an exact image is the closest thing to you-so that you can see it-but it's far enough away so that you really understand it. There is real life in this movie, but it hovers just an inch above reality.

  Wes Bentley

  Real, Enough, Inches

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• If anyone should want to know my name, I am called Leah. And I spend all my time weaving garlands of flowers with my fair hands, t o please me when I stand before the mirror; my sister Rachel sits all the day long before her own, and never moves away. She loves to contemplate her lovely eyes; I love to use my hands to adorn myself: her joy is in reflection, mine in act.

  Dante Alighieri

  Flower, Moving, Eye

  Dante Alighieri (2003). “The Portable Dante”, p.420, Penguin

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• True reflection presents me to myself not as idle and inaccessible subjectivity, but as identical with my presence in the world and to others, as I am now realizing it: I am all that I see, I am an intersubjective field, not despite my body and historical situation, but, on the contrary, by being this body and this situation, and through them, all the rest.

  Maurice Merleau-Ponty

  Historical, Phenomenology, World

  Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Thomas Baldwin (2004). “Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings”, p.228, Psychology Press

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• But unfortunately Locke treated ideas of reflection as if they were another class of objects of contemplation beside ideas of sensation.

  Samuel Alexander

  Class, Ideas, Contemplation

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• I gazed at every mirror on the planet, not one gave back my reflection.

  Jorge Luis Borges

  Mirrors, Self Improvement, Planets

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• Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what you are in the process of becoming

  Esther Hicks

  Law Of Attraction, Perfect, Feelings

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• The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.

  Neil Peart

  September 11, Events, Tarot

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• Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it.

  Huston Smith

  Knowing, Mind, Speak

  Huston Smith, Jeffery Paine (2012). “The Huston Smith Reader”, p.43, Univ of California Press

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• My dear friends, God’s creation is one and it is good. The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment are of vital importance for humanity. They cannot, however, be understood apart from a profound reflection on the innate dignity of every human life from conception to natural death: a dignity conferred by God himself and thus inviolable.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Profound, Justice, Humanity

  Pope Benedict XVI (2014). “The Garden of God”, p.26, CUA Press

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