Self-Knowledge Quotes

123 quotes by 105 authors

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. — Marcus Aurelius
You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. — James A. Baldwin
I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence,… — Susie Bright
I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and… — Tori Amos
A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not… — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others. — Gautama Buddha
The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. — Stephanie Perkins
If you believe in yourself enough and know what you want, you're gonna make it happen. — Mariah Carey
The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge. — F. H. Bradley
There is more to be pondered in the grain and texture of life than traditional fiction allows. The work of essayists is vital precisely because… — Charles J. Shields
Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them. — Marilyn French
I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's. — Mason Cooley
I actually think there's an incredible amount of self-knowledge that comes with getting older. — Jamie Lee Curtis
I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being. — Elizabeth Edwards
Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein
Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge! — William Hague
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. — Elbert Hubbard

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