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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer
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"We have more poets than judges and interpreters of poetry. It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. There is, indeed, a certain low and moderate sort of poetry, that a man may well enough judge by certain rules of art; but the true, supreme, and divine poesy is equally above all rules and reason. And whoever discerns the beauty of it with the most assured and most steady sight sees no more than the quick reflection of a flash of lightning."

Writing Art Reflection
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Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician
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"If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in."

World Should Reflection
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Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer
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"And because our reason violently deters us from the brink, therefore, do we the more impetuously approach it. There is no passion in nature so demoniacally impatient, as that of him, who shuddering upon the edge of a precipice, thus meditates a plunge. To indulge for a moment, in any attempt at thought, is to be inevitably lost; for reflection but urges us to forbear, and therefore it is, I say, that we cannot. If there be no friendly arm to check us, or if we fail in a sudden effort to prostrate ourselves backward from the abyss, we plunge, and are destroyed."

Passion Effort Reflection
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Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer
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"If you have never been at sea in a heavy gale, you can form no idea of the confusion of mind occasioned by wind and spry together. They blind, deafen, and strangle you, and take away all power of action or reflection."

Sea Wind Reflection
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Ernest Hemingway Novelist
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"The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert."

Cancer Reflection Erosion
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David Hume Philosopher, Historian
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"The mention of one apartment in a building naturally introduces an enquiry or discourse concerning the others: and if we think ofa wound, we can scarcely forbear reflecting on the pain which follows it."

Thinking Pain Reflection
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Diana Ross Singer
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"All of a sudden I feel more womanly, I feel like I got a figure. I was always really straight up and down, the skinny one in the middle, like that poster at Elaine's of the Supremes at Lincoln Center - it was done by Joe Eula. To me that's really a reflection of the way I was. I was just like a bean pole. Now I'm getting a few curves and I like it."

Reflection Curves Lincoln Center
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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
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"Access to your true essence will give you insight into the mirror of relationship, because all relationship is a reflection of your relationship with yourself."

Mirrors Reflection Relationship
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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
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"I can't see my reflection in the waters, I can't speak the sounds that show no pain. I can't hear the echo of my footsteps, or can't remember the sound of my own name."

Pain Philosophy Reflection
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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"I think that it's a natural thing for parents to look for reflections of themselves in their children and feel a certain pride there. So if your child is very, very different, or perhaps if he's very, very similar, it makes you uncomfortable."

Children Pride Reflection
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Anne Bronte Author
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"When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection, that though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstances for the better, but, in my private opinion, it is far more likely to produce a contrary result."

Heart Hands Reflection
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Arthur Schopenhauer Philosopher
Reflection

"In youth it is the outward aspect of things that most engages us; while in age, thought or reflection is the predominating qualityof the mind. Hence, youth is the time for poetry, and age is more inclined to philosophy. In practical affairs it is the same: a man shapes his resolutions in youth more by the impression that the outward world makes upon him; whereas, when he is old, it is thought that determines his actions."

Men Philosophy Reflection
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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
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"Are they moved by a sense of human need for silence, for reflection, for inner seeking? So they want to get away from the noise and tension of modern life, at least for a little while, in order to relax their minds and wills and seek a blessed healing sense of inner unity, reconciliation, integration?"

Blessed Healing Reflection
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Richard Bach Author
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"I'm utterly convinced of the One-ness of Love and us as its perfect reflection. I am absolutely convinced that the world around us is a world of appearances and anyone who wants to can practice it. Change your thought and your environment will change. It's not instantaneous and sometimes we have to work very hard to make what we want happen. Working hard and holding that thought, it will change."

Perfect Practice Reflection
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Stephen Covey Author, Speaker
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"Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities."

Mirrors Reflection Frustration
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