inner examination Quotes

When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.

If those persons, who fancy themselves gifted with both the power and the right to define and punish other men's vices, would but turn their thoughts inwardly, they would probably find that they have a great work to do at home; and that, when that shall have been completed, they will be little disposed to do more towards correcting the vices of others, than simply to give to others the results of their experience and observation.

The Prayer of Examine produces within us the priceless grace of self-knowledge. I wish I could adequately explain to you how great a grace this truly is. Unfortunately, contemporary men and women simply do not value self-knowledge in the same way that all preceding generations have. For us technocratic knowledge reigns supreme. Even when we pursue self-knowledge, we all too often reduce it to a hedonistic search for personal peace and prosperity. How poor we are! Even the pagan philosophers were wiser than this generation. They knew that an unexamined life was not worth living.

I'm contemplating thinking about thinking...but....it's overrated - just get another drink in!

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Most of us do not like to look inside ourselves for the same reason we don't like to open a letter that has bad news.

In order to see Jesus, we first need to let him look at us!

Introspection is a devouring monster.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

In actual fact, I've never been one, even from childhood, to kind of analyze myself very much.

It's for each of us to look at what we really do believe - what our belief system really consists of.

You need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and not come away thinking, "Hey, there's something wrong with this mirror."

The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Looking back over the years, I realize the Bible isn't magic, but it is corrective; it isn't an answer book, it is a living book; it isn't a fix-it book, it is relationship book. When I confront God's word, I am confronted; when I read God's word, it reads me; when I seek God's presence, He seeks me.

The reason we see hypocrisy and fraud and unreality in others is because they are all in our own hearts. The great characteristic of a saint is humility-Yes, all those things and other evils would have been manifested in me but for the grace of God, therefore I have no right to judge.

I've never been great at being really analytical about myself.

In reflecting on our problems, we should include ourselves.

If you want to observe anger in its entirety, you will have to observe it alone, in the privacy of your room. Then alone can you see it in its fullness, for then there are no limitations. This is why I advise the pillow meditation to certain people, so that they can observe their anger fully.

Because until we write it down, we don't know what is actually at the root of our lives.

A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still.

Reflect upon your own spirit, and believe Him that said it to His overzealous disciples, 'You know not what spirit you are of.'

Examination of the world without is never as personally painful as examination of the world within.

Sometimes we need to take back and take a look at ourselves, a look at where we are