Quotes About Self-awareness

Happy the man who early learns the difference between his wishes and his powers.

He who does not think too much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

No man learns to know his inmost nature by introspection, for he rates himself sometimes too low, and often too high, by his own measurement. Man knows himself only by comparing himself with other men; it is life that touches his genuine worth.

We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

We cannot too soon convince ourselves how easily we may be dispensed with in the world. What important personages we imagine ourselves to be! We think that we alone are the life of the circle in which we move; in our absence, we fancy that life, existence, breath will come to a general pause, and, alas, the gap which we leave is scarcely perceptible, so quickly is it filled again; nay, it is often the place, if not of something better, at least for something more agreeable.

We rather confess our moral errors, faults, and crimes than our ignorance.

The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.

How clearly I have seen my condition, yet how childishly I have acted. How clearly I still see it, and yet show no sign of improvement.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

None are more enslaved than those who think they are free.

I came across my diary again today, which for some time I have neglected, and I'm astonished how consciously, step by step, I walked into it all. How clearly I have always seen my condition and acted like a child nevertheless, and how clearly I still see now, and still with no sign of a cure.

Don't be humble. Your not that great.

Dont be so humble you're not that great

It came to me that I was crying, a steady runoff, a bodily function like anything else the body does on its own, a beating heart, a breath[...]

Man is always more than he can know of himself consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

All you truly "own" is your SELF. Everything else is borrowed in the illusion of time and space. Treasure yourself.

Be courageous! Do not judge! Do not act in fear! Remember who you are!

Blaming keeps you in the problem. Taking responsibility for your actions points you in the direction of the solution.

Do not confuse your SELF with your beliefs. Thoughts and feelings come and go. YOU remain.

Remember yourself as a child? No one knows you better than you do. Be kind. Be your best friend.

SUCCESS is not a question of how much power or money you have acquired. It is a question of how satisfied you are with WHO YOU ARE.

We SEE things OUTSIDE of ourselves but we are practically BLIND to the Beauty and Power from WITHIN.

You attract circumstances, relationships and things in alignment to your awareness. How conscious, of who YOU really are, are you?

We've got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can't smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.