"Many of the faults you see in..." - Quote by Rumi
Many of the faults you see in others, dear reader,are your own nature reflected in them.
More by Rumi
“Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, 'I'll do nothing until I can be sure.' Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don't be one of those merchants who wont risk the ocean.”
“How can you ever hope to know the BelovedWithout becoming in every cell the Lover?”
“We are the Sun with all the differentkinds of Light.”
More on Self Awareness
“The physician himself, if sick, actually calls in another physician, knowing that he cannot reason correctly if required to judge his own condition while suffering.”
“Whatever we wish to achieve in the future, it must begin by knowing where we are in the present - not where we wish we were, or where we wish others to think we are, but where we are in fact.”
“The fear of seeing ourselves as we are ensures we will never see the end of our fears.”
More on Reflection
“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”
“The artist's role isn't to tell people how to feel, but reflect.”
“I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.”