Whoever comes to me finds me a mirror to whatever is in his heart. Thus, I try to help him to see qualities in himself that he needs to overcome.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I call horses 'divine mirrors' - they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.
I love looking in the mirror and feeling good about what I see.
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.
We struggle throughout our lives to learn to accept the shell that transports us through this world, and many of us take great effort to change it. I believe everyone has at least once looked in the mirror and thought, 'That is not me. I am someone else. The world cannot see me as I really am.'
I'm searching, as we all are, for ways to feel good about myself. Certainly, looking in the mirror doesn't do it!
One thing a narcissist doesn't like is to look in a mirror that is in any way genuinely reflective of what's on the other side of it.
I go through the same kind of situations as other people. I have to give that to people, because people have this facade, this mirage, this mirror about me.
Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.