Quotes by Reflection You can hardly convince a man of error in a life-time, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grand-children may be. The geologists tell us that it took one hundred years to prove that fossils are organic, and one hundred and fifty more, to prove that they are not to be referred to the Noachian deluge. Henry David Thoreau reflectionsciencechildren It is true that the sky was always beautiful but I don't remember marvelling at sunset or gazing at the dawn of a new day. Survival does not allow time for poetic reflection. Izzeldin Abuelaish sunsetreflectionbeautiful He went to bed early, but could not fall asleep. He was haunted by sad and gloomy reflections about the inevitable end- death. These thoughts were familiar to him, many times had he turned them over this way and that, first shuddering at the probability of annihilation, then welcoming it, almost rejoicing in it. Suddenly a peculiarly familiar agitation took possession of him... He mused awhile, sat down at the table, and wrote down the following lines in his sacred copy-book, without a single correction. Ivan Turgenev reflectionbookfall Snow and reflections were beautiful but transient effects and other difficulties were beyond me. J. E. H. MacDonald reflectionsnowbeautiful We set the standard of how we want to be treated. Our relationships are reflections of the relationships we have with ourselves. Iyanla Vanzant positive-thinkingreflectionwant Agosins poetic language engages the reader in a mesmerizing journey of inward reflection and exile. Isabel Allende inwardjourneyreflection When you're writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn't time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you. J. Michael Straczynski spacereflectionwriting Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity. Iyanla Vanzant identityreflectionspiritual The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination. ... until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life. Iyanla Vanzant acceptancejourneyreflection Abundance is a direct reflection of your preparation to live abundantly. People who are ready for abundance keep their heads up, their eyes open and give thanks for everything they get. Iyanla Vanzant eyereflectionpeople Spend more time in daily reflection, contemplation and meditation. Had I done that at 20, things would have been very different in my life. But things really were as they needed to be, because I had to learn ... how important it was. Iyanla Vanzant importantmeditationreflection Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are. Iyanla Vanzant reflectionhomebelieve No amount of meditation, yoga, diet, and reflection will make all of our problems go away, but we can transform our difficulties into our practice until little by little they guide us on our way. Jack Kornfield yogareflectionpractice The words are clear as in the reflection of the world on the water. Therefore write the Word at once, everywhere, from now till your hand is paralyzed, for THERE will be your work for GOD, since you can not work for God in other ways, and would not, & don't know how, or bend that way, from habit, & from talent in the use & signification & arrangement of the Word. Jack Kerouac reflectionwritinghands Marriage is like a series of opposing reflections, inverse images getting ever smaller like nesting dolls, each one of your trying to squeeze yourself smaller to fit inside the hopes of the other, until one of you cracks or stops existing. Jacob M. Appel dollsreflectiontrying Reflection is a scene that I will cherish forever. Jack Nicklaus cherishreflectionforever We are not taught to be thinkers, but reflectors of our culture. Let's teach our children to be thinkers. Jacque Fresco reflectioninspirationalchildren Perhaps the most significant thing a person can know about himself is to understand his own system of values. Almost every thing we do is a reflection of our own personal value system. What do we mean by values? Our values are what we want out of life. No one is born with a set of values. Except for our basic physiological needs such as air, water, and food, most of our values are acquired after birth. Jacque Fresco reflectionairmean "Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in the crystal ball, only to look up and realize he had been describing the examiner's reflection. J. K. Rowling detailsreflectionmen As man reaches out toward the twenty-first century, he will learn to be suspicious of all ideas that are not formulated so that they can be tested by observation. He will realize that the history of human thought shows that the ideas of which we are surest are the ones we most need to test. He will realize that his common sense only mirrors his training and experience. What seems natural and right to him is usually a reflection of the conditions under which he spent his first decade of life. Jacque Fresco reflectionmenideas«2930313233343536373839»
