Quotes About Self-awareness

In short—to overstate the point only slightly—because people don't really know why they do what they do, they give explanations of their own behavior that are about as reliable as anyone else's, and in many circumstances actually less so.

Las personas que encuentran dentro de sí mismas la facultad de enamorarse hacen un descubrimiento más importante que los que han ganado el Premio Nobel. Y si no se da cuenta, o si no quiere darse cuenta, el ser humanoes mejor que se extinga. Que haya una colisión con un planeta, o algo por el estilo, y que desaparezca pronto...

I hope you think carefully about the type of young woman you want to become. It starts now, and so far, so good

I would say that if you're human, creating a space where you can regularly check in with yourself, refocus on what really matters, and then have that as the focus of action is invaluable.

Scientology does not teach you. It only reminds you. For the information was yours in the first place.

Force yourself to laugh and you'll soon find something to laugh about. A being causes his own feelings. Splurge on it!

Why not fulfill his nature? Since he could not change it, he might as well revel in it.

When I had got over the shock of this disclosure, which quite took away my powers of speech, my first impulse was to feel aggrieved. Why hadn't they told me? I might have made an even worse fool of myself. Then, with still greater force, it struck me that I ought to have known. It had been obvious from the start, too obvious. But I was like that. Two and two never made four for me, if I could make them five.

Halk, her zaman yalanlar? kendisi yaratm??; sonra da bunlara inanm??t?r.

No people are more often wrong than those who will not allow themselves to be wrong.

If we had no faults ourselves, we should not take such pleasure in observing those of others.

Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgment.

Everyone complains of his memory, none of his judgment.

Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

The man who lives free from folly is not so wise as he thinks.

The surest way to be deceived is to think oneself cleverer than the others.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

We had better appear what we are, than affect to appear what we are not.

Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful.

A resolution never to deceive exposes a man to be often deceived.

If a man doesn't find ease in himself, 'tis in vain to seek it elsewhere.

'Tis a sort of coquetry to boast that we never coquet.

Did we not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never hurt us.

Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.