Self Knowledge Quotes

219 quotes by 167 authors

All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge of self; it… — James Mark Baldwin
Many players will not improve because they cannot bear self-knowledge. — David Mamet
Self-knowledge is the basis of jeet kune do because it is effective not only for the individual's martial art but also for his life as… — Bruce Lee
True worship leads to a more full knowledge of self, God, heaven, duty, doctrine, practice and experience. — J C Ryle
Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Freedom comes with self-knowledge, when the mind goes above and beyond the hindrances it has created for itself. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge. So, therefore, these people are asking me to teach them, not so much how to defend themselves… — Bruce Lee
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 at… — C.S. Lewis
The Shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To… — Carl Jung
Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able to… — Neel Burton
Passion and drive are not the same at all. Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled… — Randy Komisar
If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if… — Epictetus
CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself. — Ambrose Bierce
It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such… — John Calvin
Without self-knowledge you have no root in yourselves personally; you may endure for a time, but under affliction or persecution your faith will not last.… — John Henry Newman
The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, suffering, and surrender. — Paulo Coelho
The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge, — Plato
For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination. — Ramana Maharshi
My political philosophy as a libertarian says that government has no business intervening in any consensual private behavior. My professional ethic as a thinker and… — Camille Paglia
People are beginning to realize that self-knowledge is not an end in itself. It's for the purpose of better relationships, so that we can give… — Jennifer James

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