Quotes About Self

Once, my enemies were those I could seeNow the devil lies deep within meBut angels still nudge me, whispering follies of sinThis war is mine, and mine alone, to win.

Are these soldiers really our enemy, or only the worst reflection of our own selves?... We made them. We have to unmake them, not just defeat or kill them.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

Thinking is the soul talking to itself.

Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.

Giving energy to the mind, is like giving your neighbour a gun to shoot you with.

Changing the world begins with the very personal process of changing yourself, the only place you can begin is where you are, and the only time you can begin is always now.

The solution to your problem is to see who has it.

People are scared to empty their minds fearing that they will be engulfed by the void. What they don't realize is that their own mind is the void.

I grow increasingly aware, and in more ways than expected that I am at the center of my own field; and whether it be folly or wisdom, it is a very pleasant feeling.

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.

Love turns man into an ocean of happiness, an image of peace, a temple of wisdom. Love is every man's very Self, his true beauty, and the glory of his human existence.

Marinate in your own being, grow in your wisdom, mature in understanding, be firm in your conviction, be strong in your Self.

Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. You can change your life anytime if you aren't enjoying the dream.

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

A warrior doesn't know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate one's acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil is to place an unwarranted importance on the self.

Whatever pearl you seek, look for the pearl within the pearl!