Self-Knowledge Quotes

123 quotes by 105 authors

Only the shallow know themselves. — Oscar Wilde
The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped… — Virginia Woolf
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. — Lois McMaster Bujold
We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself. — Sarah McLachlan
I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's… — Sabrina Ward Harrison
What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in… — Paulo Coelho
Once upon a time is now. — Emilie Autumn
I smile to myself knowing that they may be dead. — Emilie Autumn
The final mystery is oneself. — Oscar Wilde
You think of yourself as a citizen of the universe. You think you belong to this world of dust and matter. Out of this dust… — Rumi
Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are. — Ellen DeGeneres
Fear is a question What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your… — Marilyn Ferguson
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. — Ralph Washington Sockman
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything. — Moliere
I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person. — Oscar Wilde
The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To young people born under the weird planet of the SAT, intelligence was equated with agility, with raw acuity. It produced a certain sort of… — Walter Kirn
I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic. — William Drummond
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. — Lao Tzu

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105 authors contributed a total of 123 Self-Knowledge Quotes, led by these top contributors: