#reflection

We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection. ↗

— Jean Paul

#cannot #character #clearness #discover #easily

It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and training hard, they'll see a true reflection of where they stand and what they can achieve worldwide and not be swayed by people who are cheating. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#athletes #cheating #coming #compete #field

I knew I was going from the flock of Christ and had no resolution to return, hence serious reflections were uneasy to me, and youthful vanities and diversions were my greatest pleasure. ↗

— John Woolman

#diversions #flock #going #greatest #greatest pleasure

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#consider #done #man #might #mortifying

I believe Aids is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#because #believe #face #how #i

What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

#catch #how #human #human being #i

The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#acceptable #changing #communities #concerning #conditions

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it. ↗

— Huston Smith

#comes #constitutes #continue #everything #extend

Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#after #awhile #began #came #discussions

Work needs to be a reflection of your social values. You are how you work! ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#needs #reflection #social #values #work