Time and reflection... modify, little by little, our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us..
Eloquence is a way of saying things in such a way, first, that those to whom we speak may listen to them without pain and with pleasure, and second, ….
I just think that also controlling women is a way to control the whole narrative. And so I think when you've oppressed a people for a really long tim….
Realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and stop finding fault with the reflection. Attend to yourself, set yourself right; mentally….
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom..
The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend….
When the evening was over, Anne could not be amused…nor could she help fearing, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and….
Quotes are like prompts. A way of searching, connecting the dots. Other people's thinking has always - both positively and negatively - jumpstarted m….
Forgiveness means that I continually am willing to forgive the other person for not being God — for not fulfilling all my needs. I, too, must ask for….
The mind has its illusions as the sense of sight; and in the same manner that the sense of feeling corrects the latter, reflection and calculation co….
Evolution is gaining the psychic zones of the world... life, being and ascent of consciousness, could not continue to advance indefinitely along its ….
Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all ex….
The advice of a scholar, whose piles of learning were set on fire by imagination, is never to be forgotten. Proportion an hour's reflection to an hou….
The shift in American society from admiring Christians to fearing and criticizing them provides an opportunity for self-reflection. How have we been ….
It is 11 years since I have seen my figure in a glass [mirror]. The last reflection I saw there was so disagreeable I resolved to spare myself such m….
Thus we can get the correct answer for the probability of partial reflection by imagining (falsely) that all reflection comes from only the front and….
This self-reflection, this willingness to examine ourselves, to make corrections, to do better, that's part of what makes us Americans. It's part of ….
I feel like the world is dominated by such a small group of human beings. There are so many different kinds of people that aren't represented, that d….
If one develops good habits and routines, it is possible to be a responsible educator most of the time; and to marshal the special energies and refle….
An idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection. By that standard, Thomas Homer-Dixon's concept of an 'ingenuity gap' is truly a n….
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever ….