Quotes About Self-awareness

Friedrich Nietzsche says, "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.

The present system under the control of the whites trains the Negro to be white and at the same time convinces him of the impropriety or the impossibility of his becoming white.

Il buon senso è la cosa meglio distribuita al mondo. Ciascuno infatti pensa di esserne così ben provvisto che anche coloro che di tutte le altre cose non si contentano mai, di questa sono soliti non volerne più di quanto ne hanno.

We ourselve are the authors of almost all our woes and griefs, of which we so unreasonably complain.

If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you are now.

You're an idiot." "I've never claimed to be otherwise.

Are you the one with the blue eyes?" "Actually, my eyes are usually described as golden...and luminous.

The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.

and what is writ, is writ, Would it were worthier! but I am not now That which I have been

If I have any fault, it is digression

Qué poco sabemos de lo que somos! ¡Como menos lo que podemos ser!

We are all quite unhappy at times with the way others treat us. But we are all not nearly as unhappy with the way we treat others.

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear.

Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.

By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for 'tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou find'st there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, He breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.

Like everybody else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.

Dead seriousness. Without laughter, the rough and rocky places on the path might be too painful to bear. Humor not only lightens your load, it also broadens your perspective. To be deadly serious is to suffer tunnel vision. To be able to laugh at yourself clears the vision.

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.

We never know what's in us till we stand by ourselves" (George Meredith, ORF)

El modesto se embriaga mucho antes cuando prueba la vanidad.

I've wondered what my sexuality might be, but I've never wondered whether it was acceptable or not. Anyway, who really cares whether I'm gay or straight?

Well it looks like the road to heaven But it feels like the road to hell When I knew which side my bread was buttered I took the knife as well Posing for another picture Everybody's got to sell But when you shake your ass They notice fast And some mistakes were built to last.