Know Yourself Quotes

The Universe story is the quintessence of reality. We perceive the story. We put it in our language, the birds put it in theirs, and the trees put it in theirs. We can read the story of the Universe in the trees. Everything tells the story of the Universe. The winds tell the story, literally, not just imaginatively. The story has its imprint everywhere, and that is why it is so important to know the story. If you do not know the story, in a sense you do not know yourself; you do not know anything.

All ages have said and repeated that one should strive to know one's self. This is a strange demand which no one up to now has measured up to and, strictly considered, no one should. With all their study and effort, people are directed to what is outside, to the world about them, and they are kept busy coming to know this and to master it to the extent that their purposes require. . . . How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing. Try to do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to. And what is your duty? Whatever the day calls for.

There are times when you don't know yourself. There are times when you don't want to know yourself. There are times when you want to be what you have never allowed yourself to be before.

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

The way you get to know yourself is by the expressions on other people's faces, because that's the only thing that you can see, unless you carry a mirror about.

If you wish to know yourself observe how others act. If you wish to understand others look into your own heart.

Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.

Everything changes radically from the moment you know yourself as being sent into this world.

Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.

Knowledge gives power. In practice it is very simple. To control yourself, know yourself.

You never really know yourself until you see yourself under pressure.

Knowing yourself as the awareness behind the voice is freedom.

The dictate of the light says: Know yourself and what you are. The dark replies, By all means, but then become afraid.

Learn to know yourself... to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings.

You are already perfect, only you don't know it. Learn to know yourself and you will discover wonders.

Knowing yourself lets you understand others.

Do you want to know yourself better? Then discover silence.

You never know yourself till you know more than your body.

It's true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations.

I think everyone deals with things in their own way. Everybody's different. My family are all different. None of us are the same. We all deal with different things in different ways. I think it's about knowing yourself, what pushes your buttons, and figuring out how to work with yourself.

If you don't know yourself, if you don't control yourself, if you don't have mastery over yourself, it's very hard to like yourself, except in some short-term, psych-up, superficial way.

First know yourself, then know others.

Know yourself -- and know your audience.

You mine your own past in order to get to know yourself.

Do not know yourself. I want to continue to surprise me.

If you are never alone you cannot know yourself. And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void.

In order to change unwanted habits and actions, it is important to take the time to get to know yourself.

Be aware of yourself and know yourself. No matter how much you have learned and how much you know, if you don't know yourself you don't know anything.

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.

To grow yourself, you must know yourself.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

You need to know things the others don't know. It's what no one knows about you that allows you to know yourself.

To be a great artist, you need to know yourself as best as you possibly can. I live my life and delve into my own psyche. Its more about exploring how I feel rather than making pale imitations of something that came before. We are unique beings, and the way we look at things is our own.

We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Look into the depths of your own soul and learn first to know yourself, then you will understand why this illness was bound to come upon you and perhaps you will thenceforth avoid falling ill.

You never know yourself until the chips are down. True strength is not measured when your at your strongest, but when you’re at your weakest.

For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.

No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don't wait for someone else

If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.

There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be.

Are you going to go down on your knees and beg for your life, old one?" Abbot Mortimer stared calmly into Cluny's savage eye. "I will never bend my knee on my own behalf. However, if I thought I could save the life of one of my friends I would gladly fall down on both knees. But I know you, Cluny, better than you know yourself. There is not a scrap of pity or mercy in your heart, only a burning desire for vengeance. Therefore, I will not kneel to one who is consumed by evil.

If you Need to convince others that you’re happy, then you have Not found real Joy. If you Need to impress others with material objects, then you do Not understand true Wealth. If you Need to correct others, then you have Not looked in the mirror. If you Need to put others down, you have Not connected to your Higher Self. Know Yourself. Be Honest with Yourself. Don’t be a teacher or judge, be an... Example.

I don't trust anyone who hasn't been self-destructiv e in some way, and who hasn't gone through some sort of bout of self-loathing. You've got to bang yourself around a bit to know yourself.

A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.