Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself.

“The novel is a more diffused form and more suited to those who like to linger along the way; it also requires a more…

— Flannery O'Connor

Nothing (at least that can be done by humans) immortalizes anyone. The Fault in Our Stars will hopefully have a long and wonderful life,…

— John Green

No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the…

— Alfred de Vigny

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always…

— Anonymous

My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.

— Muhammad Ali

“We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge--and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves--how could it happen that we should ever…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and…

— Epictetus

Your character is who you are. To understand yourself is to know your character. To love yourself is to love your character.

— Anonymous

“When we allow ourselves to show some patience and take time to listen to the others, we may learn a lot about ourselves. Patience…

— Erik Pevernagie

Sometimes you need to walk away not to make someone else realize how worthy you are but for you to understand and acknowledge your…

— Anonymous

“Part of the answer is that self-knowledge has never been one of our strong points. To the contrary, even the most elemental knowledge of…

— John A. Sanford

For whatever else the religious life may be, it is the fountain of self-knowledge and disillusion, the safest form of psychoanalysis.

— CS Lewis

I sometimes pray not for self-knowledge in general but for just so much self knowledge at the moment as I can bear and use…

— Anonymous

“Instead of labelling your emotions as problems to solve, you can see them as signals to interpret. Instead of judging your desires as shameful…

— Vironika Tugaleva

“Low states are a like a poison to the psyche. Millions of people throughout the world take tranquillizers each day to combat depression, but…

— Belsebuub