Quotes About Introspection

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.

The sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

He who knows others is wise.He who knows himself is enlightened.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom He knows himself but does not display himself He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem.

There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being For the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see... The way to do is to be.

Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."

To conquer others is to have power. To conquer yourself is to know the way.

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

Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion

He who knows others is wise;He who know himself is enlightened.

He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent...

I know no other way out of what is both the maze of the eternal present and the prison of the self except with a string of words.

I may be an arrogant asshole with more blessing than I'll ever deserve, but that doesn't mean I don't have enough self-awareness to recognize something extraordinary. Especially when I'm looking right at it.

The broken parts of me recognise the fractures in him, even if he hasn't permitted me close enough to touch them yet.

I paused, allowing the

After a year of therapy, my psychiatrist said to me, "Maybe life isn't for everyone.

After a year in therapy, my psychiatrist said to me, 'Maybe life isn't or everyone.

Are you happy by yourself?" "I'm used to it," he said. "That don't mean I like it.

Dopo un anno di terapia,il mio psichiatra mi ha detto,"Forse la vita non è per tutti