Active Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around.…

— Flannery O'Connor

“Self is one, personal and impersonal. But it is only on the personal level that one comes to know the Self. When you know…

— Gian Kumar

“Self is found in knowledge, devotion and concentration, in integrity, purity, moderation, self-control and intelligence.”

— Gian Kumar

“Programmed behavior cannot produce the level of spiritual development required to qualify one for eternal life. A necessary range of freedom and self-determination is…

— Dean L. Larsen

The self is just our operation center, our consciousness, our moral compass. So, if we want to act more effectively in the world, we…

— Gary Wolf

“Know thyself' is a highly overrated piece of wisdom. As for knowing the self of others, forget it. Know what they do and judge…

— Charles Krauthammer

The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.

— Brian Tracy

And, in fine, the ancient precept, "Know thyself," and the modern precept, "Study nature," become at last one maxim.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The One who attains the awareness that, 'This is not my inherent nature;' He constantly has the awareness of the Self and the non-Self!”

— Dada Bhagwan

Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.

— Marianne Williamson

It is a maxim that will endure: To truly know the living God, this begets humility.

— Miguel de Molinos

A self-centered life will have a tendency to confuse its selfish desire with Gods will.

— Santanu Mishra