(326 quotes found)
“There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.”
Mencius
“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“In examinations, those who do now wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell.”
Walter Raleigh Sr.
“In cross-examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch”
Louis Nizer
“In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.”
William Pollard
“It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception.”
Robert Motherwell
“When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.”
Confucius
“Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure.”
Kingman Brewster
“Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.”
Kabir
“When internal examination discovers nothing wrong, what is there to be anxious about, what is there to fear?”