Quotes About Self-awareness

Be not sick too late, nor well too soon

the eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. if all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture.

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones

There is perhaps no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

Most fools think they are only ignorant.

He that is conscious of a Stink in his Breeches, is jealous of every Wrinkle in another's Nose.

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves;

For want of modesty is want of sense.

By my rambling digressions I perceive myself to be growing old.

Indeed, I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," &c., but some vain thing immediately followed.

Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others that are within his sphere of action; and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life.

one thing I know that is I know NOTHING

Mirth pleaseth some, to others 'tis offence, Some commend plain conceit, some profound sense; Somew ish a witty Jest, some dislike that, And most would have themselves they know not what. Then he that would please all, and himself too, Takes more in hand than he is like to do.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

Perhaps I was too saucy & provoking.

En realidad, tal vez ninguna de nuestras pasiones es tan difícil de dominar como el orgullo. Disfrázalo, lucha contra él, golpéalo, ahógalo, mortifícalo tanto como quieras y seguirá vivo, y una y otra vez levantará la cabeza para exhibirse. Puedes verlo con frecuencia en este libro porque, incluso cuando considero haberlo vencido ya, también es factible que exista orgullo en mi humildad

Who has deceived thee as often as thyself?

Perhaps I was too saucy

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had compleatly overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility. [Thus far written at Passy, 1784.]

Love your enemies for they tell you your faults.

By my rambling digressions I perceive myself to be grown old.

for, even if I could conceive that I had compleatly overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.