Quotes About Self-discovery

THE TRYING TWENTIES CONFRONTS US WITH THE QUESTION of how to take hold in the adult world. Incandescent with our molten energies, having outgrown the family and the formlessness of our transiting years, we are impatient to pour ourselves into the exactly right form—our own way of living in the world.

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone. I suppose I might get used to it, like an empty canvas you slowly begin to fill.

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone.

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone. I supposed I might get used to it, like an empty canvas you slowly begin to fill.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.

it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words and in touch it is lovely until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing...

The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don't flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words and in touch it is lovely until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing

How many nights must it take one such as me to learn that we aren't, after all, made from that bird that flies out of its ashes, that for us as we go up in flames, our one work is to open ourselves, to be the flames?

Person who always runs after the world outside without knowing the 'self'', never gets proper peace in life.

If spiritual practices serve the purpose of stopping the mind, they are strong allies. But if they deepen the belief that you are someone in particular who practices something in particular in order to get something that you do not believe is already here, then they are an obstruction.

I believe in God, not for God's sake, but for my sake.

Girls who kiss boys, girls who date them, girls who call them on the phone... that's all they do. There are other things I want to do.

Los mayores conflictos no son entre dos personas, sino entre un hombre y sí mismo

Who or what are you? Besides insufferably rude?

We too, must shatter the mirrors. We must look in to ourselves and root out the distortions until that thing which we know in our hearts is perfect and true, stands before us.

We are all afforded our physical existence so we can learn about ourselves.

And I wonder: Have I squandered my dogness? Have I forsaken my nature for my desires? Have I made a mistake by anticipating my future and shunning my present?

This is what I would like. To play in those fields for a little longer. To spend a little more time being me before I become someone else. This is what I would like.

We must look into ourselves and root out the distortions until that thing which we know in our hearts is perfect and true, and stands before us. Only then will justice be served.

Make good decisions and remember who you are, young Master Jones.' He put his bowler back on. 'You think I'm going to forget who I am?' I said. 'You are entering middle school now,' he said. 'I think it quite likely.' Then he opened his door, folded his umbrella, and got inside again.

from unbearable pain and loss can come self-discovery and the strength and courage to continue life's journey.

The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning' ('Truth, Power, Self', 9). Foucault

None of us knows our limits. Borders and boundaries may be clear on a map, but when we apply them to our lives, the lines aren't so apparent.

I would like for people to realize that yoga is not about touching your toes.