"The test of a civilized person is first……" — Clarence Day
"The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation."
More Awareness Quotes
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
- Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn… — Richard Bach
- Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all. — Arthur Balfour
- There are moments of existence when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence is immensely heightened. — Charles Baudelaire
- You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my… — Scott Adams
- We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error… — Joko Beck
- To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. — Walter Benjamin
- Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father… — Ezra Taft Benson
- If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake
- The eye altering, alters all. — William Blake