All Quotes By Tag: Introspection

“that’s exactly the good thing about the Injun life–you don’t have to stop and think about whether or not you’re ‘happy’–which in my opinionis a highly overrated human condition invented by white folks”

“They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, “Can you tell me, What is the most important mental tool a person can possess?”It was a serious question, and Eragon considered it for a reasonable span before he ventured to say, “Determination.”Oromis tore the loaf in half with his long white fingers. “I can understand why you arrived at that conclusion-determination has served you well in your adventures-but no. I meant the tool most necessary to choose the best course of action in any given situation. Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects. So, no, determination cannot be what we’re looking for.”

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

“Don’t call anyone a devil, because within you, you can experience hell and the devil, and the devil is nothing, but you!”

“The act of going within, finding our truth, and then sharing it, it helps us far more than we know.”

“Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness”

“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 do feel that I’ve managed to make something I could maybe call my world…over time…little by little. And when I’m inside it, to some extent, I feel kind of relieved. But the very fact I felt I had to make such a world probably means that I’m a weak person, that I bruise easily, don’t you think? And in the eyes of society at large, that world of mine is a puny little thing. It’s like a cardboard house: a puff of wind might carry it off somewhere.”

“The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.”

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

“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.”

“A man must find time for himself. Time is what we spend our lives with. If we are not careful we find others spending it for us. . . . It is necessary now and then for a man to go away by himself and experience loneliness; to sit on a rock in the forest and to ask of himself, ‘Who am I, and where have I been, and where am I going?’ . . . If one is not careful, one allows diversions to take up one’s time—the stuff of life.”