13 quotes
"An unexamined life is not worth living."
"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth."
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
"We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are."
"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool."
"The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others."
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."
"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."