Quotes About Self-awareness

In the world everyone knows enough to pursue what he does not know, but no one knows enough to pursue what he already knows. Everyone knows enough to condemn what he takes to be no good, but no one knows enough to condemn what he has already taken to be good.

The fact is that those who do not see themselves but who see others, who fail to get a grasp of themselves but who grasp others, take possession of what others have but fail to possess themselves. They are attracted to what others enjoy but fail to find enjoyment in themselves.

The whole world could praise Song Rongzi and it wouldn't make him exert himself; the whole world could condemn him and it wouldn't make him mope. He drew a clear line between the internal and the external, and recognized the boundaries of true glory and disgrace.

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.

Ask yourself a question: Is my attitude worth catching?

It makes no difference where you go, there you are. And it makes no difference what you have, there's always more to want. Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

I never worry because I know who I am and I know Whose I am.

Live creatively, friends. . . . Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others" (Galatians 6:1, 4).

You are the determining factor in your future. Don't let others be your judge and jury with their pity and negative thoughts or feeling. Know that you are here for a reason. Recognize, develop, and use the resources you do have. Others see the surface; you know your heart.

Two things to remember in life: "Take care of your thoughts when you're alone", and "Take care of your words when you're with people.

Dac? trebuie s? ne motiv?m noi înÈ™ine, trebuie s? înfrunt?m, cu onestitate, adevaratele motive pentru care facem lucrurile pe care le facem.

Just Do What you feel, and Don't you fool yourself

Life was created for you and not the contrary. Remove it from your heart and put it in your hand to master your destiny.

It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.

Don't you love my idealism? My hypocrisy? My willingness to sound as loving and naive as possible? At least I know that I don't know anything at all. I can admit it. Can you? Can you look yourself in the mirror in the morning and admit that you are no different from every other bundle of bones on this planet? And maybe the only things that make you different are your hands, the way you touch things, and what happens to them.

Instead of eating too much, I'm thinking too much and I need to throw up some of these thoughts before something vile happens.

Od dawna ju? nie mam tych z?udzie?, ?e jestem sob?! Piotr wykona? gest pob?a?liwy, ale Jakub nie da? sobie przerwa?. - Przeciwnie,jestem workiem, wypchanym ?ywymi i umar?ymi. Jestem zbiegowiskiem ludzi obcych i ich spraw. - I gdybym nawet by? sob? - zgubiony w tej gromadzie, w tej st?oczonej masie - tobym doprawdy nie wiedzia?, który to jestem ja. Czy my?l? i czuj? sob?, czy tymi tam wszystkimi w sobie.

People are fakers--that's all we do. Can you think of anything you do that's not done for the precise reason of pretending to be something you're afraid you're not?

A person who always finds something wrong is most likely thinking wrong.

Anger always has a reason but there are no good reasons to be angry.

Define yourself before others do.

Define yourself before someone does it for you.

Good writing is a mirror of the mind where readers can see themselves again and again.

Happiness is there when you are morally clear to yourself.