Reflection Quotes — Page 38

Novelist, Poet

“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.”

Writing Hands Reflection

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Neil Gaiman

Author

“I remember making that vow, the one not to forget. Not to remember what happened, but to remember who I was and how I felt.”

Remember Reflection Forget

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Neil Young

Musician, Singer-Songwriter

“I want to be a reflection of what's going on and let people draw their own conclusions.”

People Want

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Francis Bacon

Philosopher, Statesman

“Praise is the reflection of virtue.”

Reflection Virtue

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Neil Gaiman

Author

“Rain in the graveyard, and the world puddled into blurred reflections.”

World Rain Reflection

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Lauren Oliver

Author

“That's the way I feel, at least: like there's a real me and a reflection of me, and I have no way of telling which is which.”

Real Way Reflection

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Isabel Allende

Novelist

“Agosins poetic language engages the reader in a mesmerizing journey of inward reflection and exile.”

Journey Reflection Inward

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Nelson Mandela

Political Leader

“One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.”

Opportunity Reading Reflection

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Politician, Philosopher, Orator

“It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.”

Government Office Reflection

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we may fall.”

Fall Evil Reflection

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“One of the greatest and also the commonest of faults is for men to believe that, because they never hear their shortcomings spoken of, or read about them in cold print, others can have no knowledge of them. GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG, The Reflections of Lichtenberg We are often more agreeable through our faults than our good qualities.”

Men Believe Reflection

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George Eliot

Novelist, Poet, Journalist

“Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything at variance with his own nature. He carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any particular occasion, we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom.”

Lying Wise Reflection

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