Self Discovery Quotes

274 quotes by 207 authors

Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at… — Saint Augustine
The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about… — Richard Bach
It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient. — Josh Billings
Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize,… — Andre Breton
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come… — Alan Alda
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll… — Alan Alda
I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent and subtle. One does… — Emily Carr
Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle. — Lewis Carroll
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of… — James Allen
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The delights of self-discovery are always available. — Gail Sheehy
We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when performed… — Charles Caleb Colton
Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is. — Jackson Pollock
An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under… — Henri Matisse
We catch frightful glimpses of ourselves in the hostile eyes of others. — Mignon McLaughlin
Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile. — Oscar Wilde
Look into the depths of your own soul and learn first to know yourself, then you will understand why this illness was bound to come… — Sigmund Freud
There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved. The aspiring soul which… — Sri Chinmoy
Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be. — Robert Breault

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