Quotes About Self-awareness

Those who are not aware of the real and limitless resources lying dormant within human life are deprived, and this self-deprivation is the cause of suffering.

If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know who you are.

I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.

Instead of pointing out the faults of others, look in the mirror, find your own faults and start to better yourself. That should keep you busy!

We all have a certain vision of who we want to be. There are times when we put the blame on others for our weaknesses and failures in life. For some reason, no one seems to be happy about who they are now and how their life has turned out to be. But if you come to think of it, you are exactly who you need to be. You just don't realize it yet.

Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself. Consult your conscience, NOT popular opinion. The conscience is a brake, NOT a guide. Never go against your conscience. It knows.

Once you've accepted your flaws no one can use them against you.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

The fool who knows he is a fool is for that very reason wise. The fool who thinks himself wise is the greatest fool of all.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.

The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie which we ascribe to heaven.

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.

We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes.

I feel I am free but I know I am not.

How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.

Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become, and hell starts when the person you are meets the person you could have been.

Dont be so hard on yourself for not having it together all the time, for not knowing all the answers. You dont always have to be sure of who you are, otherwise there would be nothing left to discover.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

Sometimes the best way to figure out who you are is to get to that place where you don't have to be anything else.

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves -- so how can we know anyone else?

Sometimes when you stop trying to be perfect, that's when you begin to realize your real self and appreciate your efforts as a human being.

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of the same. To gain knowledge of ourselves, the best way is to convert the imperfections of others into a mirror for discovering our own.