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    The solitary side of our nature demands leisure for reflection
    upon subjects on which the dash and whirl of daily business, so
    long as its clouds rise thick about us, forbid the intellect to
    fasten itself.

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Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is
incumbent on me to know my read more

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is
incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know
its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very
atoms.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise,
And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow;
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For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise,
And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow;
Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise;
Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

by Peter F. Drucker Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.

The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the read more

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord

by Thomas Paine Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit read more

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

by Thomas Merton Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.

The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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There are two sides to every coin

There are two sides to every coin

by Proverb Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.

Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.

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