The Self Quotes

Before we come to Christ, we must come to ourselves.

I am a new universe beginning to expand.

self-awareness: the ability to realize what we are doing as we do it, and understand why we are doing it.

The snowball of selfishness quickly becomes an avalanche.

Ani saw herself clearly in that moment, as a face in darkness gains sudden dimensions in a flash of lightning - a young girl, a silly thing, a lapdog, a broken mare.

[T]he only thing that has power over you is what you can't say, even to yourself.

We take most everything at face value. Otherwise how could we get by?" ~ "The Museum of the Dearly Departed

Why is it so easy to abandon ourselves, and why do we so easily fall into the illusion that this self-abandonment is the only way people will like us?

Peace is just around the corner, the only problem is the world is round! (created this on 9-11-01 after the WTC crash.)

He felt he could not be honest without disappointing everybody he loved.

It is good to know one's enemy.It is better to know one's self.

The question is not 'Am I a leader?' - the question is 'What kind of leader am I?

Sometimes what you've been looking for, is what you are.

In that hurry to achieve, I've left little time for self-reflection. And I'm not sure I'm ready for it.

If you have a fight with yourself, who can win?

I will laugh about this one day, I told myself. I will laugh about it with people so clever and sophisticated I can't imagine them properly now.

You learn who you are only by making yourself accountable to the judgment of others.

Understanding who you are is critical for your career advancement. Self-awareness helps you get ahead.

Bad friends are those who make you cry.Good friends are those who understand why you're crying.Best friends are those who do everything to stop you from crying.

No human being can be so honest as to become completely false.

Self-contemplation is a curseThat makes an old confusion worse.

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

Only through becoming aware of yourself and your limitations can you be transparent with others.

In a world filled with liars, some still seem surprised at the lengths to which some will go-yet we fear our own truth & so become numb to our own senses.

Honest self-understanding liberates us from our stuck emotions.

Knowing what environments are a good fit requires a person to know about themselves, in other words, to have self-awareness.

The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.

The values most important to us are always the most easily exploitable.

Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it’s best to avoid such things altogether.

We are creatures of habit more than we are creatures of change.

Man is the question he asks about himself, before any question has been formulated. It is, therefore, not surprising that the basic questions were formulated very early in the history of mankind.

Sometimes the heart can hear what the ears do not.

Sometimes the boxes we’re put in fit. Other times, we find ourselves shoved into places too confining for our growing sense of self.

Every book is a revolution. Books are our ticket out of boredom, despair, loneliness—but also ignorance.

Some journeys, we must take alone. The caterpillar does not judge itself for craving the cocoon. Do not fear the isolated path. There, you will not be lonely. You will meet yourself.

Sometimes we must forge distance to gauge clarity in our vision and perception.

In knowing you I, discovered my self.

Negativity only breeds more negativity. I wish to not allow it to enter my heart and not for it to take harbour. It may make itself a home and never leave.

Get acquainted with your shadow, or find yourself surprised when a crisis emerges.

If you’re lying to everyone you know, including yourself, at every possible turn, is a little upheaval really the worst that could happen to your life right now?

When we acknowledge our greatness and start living it, when we open our hearts to the natural kindness and caring for all beings that resides within us, all these necessary transformations can begin.

Questioning How You Perceive LifeBrings You to the Truth.

Listen to your heart in silence and peace, as through fear you only channel fear.

No victory without war. No prize without price. No winning without contest.

Contacting and living from our True Self is the central task of personal growth.

Pushing away unwanted feelings and situations, equals inviting them to return back with a greater strength.

Being able to appreciate who we are and what we have in the now is an easy way to journey through this life.

Each conflict is self conflict.

Increase your self-awareness up to the point where you shouldn't depend on the opinions of others about who you truly are...

When our challenge persists, returning in different forms, it may be a sign for us to accepted it as a valuable lesson.