30 Mirror Quotes for Self-Discovery and Reflection

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Mirrors serve as more than just reflective surfaces—they capture our outer appearance while also reflecting our inner emotions and thoughts. Throughout history, from ancient philosophers to modern poets, mirrors have inspired profound reflections on life and self-awareness.

Mirror quotes provide insights into our souls, revealing truths we sometimes overlook. These inspiring words are filled with wisdom that can guide us on our journey of self-discovery.

So let's explore some meaningful mirror quotes and discover what they reveal about ourselves and this world.

1. "And if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror." - Shane L. Koyczan

2. "The mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs." - Charlie Chaplin

3. "Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life." - Yoko Ono

4. "I don't dress up to impress others. I dress up to stare at my reflection as I walk by mirrors and windows." - Unknown

5. "I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things." - Claude Chabrol

6. "I stare at myself in the mirror and I think, 'Wow, I'm really great-looking.'... I think I'm the greatest, anyway." - Iggy Pop

7. "I used to live in a room full of mirrors… all I could see was me!" - Jimi Hendrix

8. "Mirrors should think longer before they reflect." - Jean Cocteau

9. "It's like you're my mirror, my mirror staring back at me." - Justin Timberlake

10. "To live without mirrors is to live without the self." - Margaret Atwood

11. "Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it." - Unknown

12. "The heart of the wise, like mirrors, should reflect all objects without being sullied by any." - Confucius

13. "I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself." - Drew Barrymore

14. "Mirrors don't lie. They only show a part of truth." - Lara Biuts

15. "If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors." - Bertolt Brecht

16. "I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways!" - Michael Jackson

17. "Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you." - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

18. "After diamonds and dogs, a mirror is known to be a girl's best friend!" - Unknown

19. "We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others." - Pearl Bailey

20. "Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret." - Diane Ackerman

21. "I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing." - Kendrick Lamar

22. "That person you see in the mirror is your reflection, it shows that even if everybody ignore you it will always stick around with you." - Usman Ismaheel

23. "I know that mirrors give us a false sense of confidence... The reflection that we see every day has nothing to do with how others see us. The glass lies." - Rasmenia Massoud

24. "For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population of phantoms resembling me increases." - Vladimir Nabokov

25. "I leaned over the sink, closer to my reflection, and stare at myself hard. I don't know what I see. I don't even know what I want to see." - Nina LaCour

26. "A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self — in the mirror of some woman's eyes." - Clare Boothe Luce

27. "You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, 'I feel good, I have my health, and I'm so blessed.' That's the way I choose to look at it." - Isla Fisher

28. "It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being." - John Joseph Powell

29. "People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most." - Shannon L. Alder

30. "Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, 'I love you and nothing will destroy you and you're not going to fall.'" - Ricky Martin