Quotes About Self-discovery

Dig inside yourself. Inside there is a spring of goodness ready to gush at any moment if you keep digging.

At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don't use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return.

Nothing is more pathetic than people who run around in circles, "delving into the things that lie beneath" and conducting investigations into the souls of the people around them, never realizing that all you have to do is to be attentive to the power inside you and worship it sincerely. To

Look in, let not either the proper quality, or the true worth of anything pass thee, before thou hast fully it.

What am I doing with my soul? Interrogate yourself, to find out what inhabits your so-called mind and what kind of soul you have now. A child's soul, an adolescent's, a woman's? A tyrant's soul? The soul of a predator—or its prey?

It is high time for thee, to understand that there is somewhat in thee, better and more divine than either thy passions, or thy sensual appetites and affections

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul

Look within; within is the fountain of all good. Such a fountain, where springing waters can never fail, so thou dig still deeper and deeper.

El que no sabe qué es el universo no sabe dónde está. El que no sabe para qué ha crecido no sabe quién es. El que deja sin resolver una sola de estas cosas no podría decir ni qué es el universo ni para qué ha crecido. Entonces, ¿cómo te parece que es quien va detrás del ruido de gente que aplaude sin saber ni dónde está ni quién es?

No hay nada más desventurado que quien recorre todo en derredor, explora »lo que está debajo de la tierra«, dice[193], e investiga en las almas de los que están cerca mediante el uso de indicios[194], sin darse cuenta de que basta estar sólo ante el espíritu divino que está dentro de uno mismo y ser su servidor de verdad. Este

Turn your attention within, for the fountain of all that is good lies within, and it is always ready to pour forth, if you continually delve in.

Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.

Excava dentro. Dentro está la fuente del bien que puede siempre borbotar de nuevo mientras excaves.

I must ask myself this question, and inquire, what have I now in this part of me which they call the ruling principle? And whose soul have I now? That of a child, or of a young man, or of a feeble woman, or of a tyrant, or of a domestic animal, or of a wild beast?

Look inward. Don't let the true nature or value of anything elude you.

Look within. Within is the fountain of Good, ready always to well forth if thou wilt alway delve.

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

I can move on now, because here, at this moment, no matter how fragile it might be, I can feel okayness growing inside me. The funny thing is that okayness is not a real word. It's not in the dictionary. But it's in me.

Because he thinks he is a thief! Jethro cried. He thinks he stole what he is. He's fighting his own shadow and his own heart.

A home filled with nothing but yourself. It's heavy, that lightness. It's crushing, that emptiness.

I would like to be without shame. I would like to be shameless. I would like to be ignorant. Then I would not know how ignorant I was.

I'm working on my own life story. I don't mean I'm putting it together; no, I'm taking it apart.

I've learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.

To take that risk, to offer life and remain alive, open yourself like this and become whole.