#reflect

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. ↗

— Sophocles

#makes #men #nothing #pledge #reflection

I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album. ↗

— Bubba Sparxxx

#deeper #first #had #i #more

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#every #every man #face #gives #glass

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. ↗

— Edward Hopper

#character #general #greatest #most #nation

No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist. ↗

— Patti Smith

#does #fact #feel #freedom #i

It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past, we do not probably trace its real source. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#beliefs #curious #example #far #for example

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#country #down #dumber #get #gets

I adopt a very simple approach. I observe and reflect real life and ordinary people and sooner or later that raises a laugh. ↗

— Alberto Sordi

#approach #i #later #laugh #life

The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#contemplation #institution #introspection #national #place

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it. ↗

— Augustus Hare

#glass #heaven #intellect #light #like