Introspection Quotes

Introspection Quote of the day

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.

Many people dream of success. To me, success can only be achieved through repeated failure and introspection.

But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.

The only journey is the one within.

Happiness can never hope to command so much interest as distress.

Withdraw into yourself and look.

Look within, There is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru. You are always Free. There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching.

Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.

The problem with introspection is that it has no end.

Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.

Give yourself the gift of time in coming to answers for your life...It takes time, and a lot of introspection and soul-searching, to get clear about what you really want to manifest in your life.

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.

The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour.

I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

I have no desire for any type of introspection at all. I don't ever ask myself any questions. I don't want answers.

Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility the characteristics of such men.

Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.

One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by introspection.

Who so loves believes the impossible.

To be truly free, it takes more determination, courage, introspection, and restraint than to be in shackles.

Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?

Made for spirituality, we wallow in introspection. Made for joy, we settle for pleasure. Made for justice, we clamor for vengeance.

The inertia of the mind urges it to slide down the easy slope of imagination, rather than to climb the steep slope of introspection.

The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.

Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you.

When a person finds life hard, he needs motivation and inspiration; but if he finds life’s journey easy, then he needs meditation and introspection to know the true quality of his life.

I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, prone to introspection, who have really grappled with their existence.

Out of love you can speak with straight fury.

If four of you are playing hide and seek you'll only ever find the other three. For you are already right here. So what on earth is it that you're looking for? You are the very thing that you seek.

... a curious superstition. This is the belief that, if there be introspection at all, it must give exhaustive and infallible information.

Novels are food for the leftover hours of life, the in-between times, the moments of waiting.

To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.

I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media.

Hunger is a powerful incentive to introspection.

Introspection is a devouring monster.

Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.

Having children made me go down a road of serious introspection and self-examination. I think it's informed and hopefully enhanced my creativity.

Introspection is always retrospection

Wisdom can only come through honest introspection.