252 Quotes About Knowledge-of-self

Well, although I do not suppose that either of us knows anything really beautiful and good, I am better off than he is, — for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows; I neither know nor think that I know.

Un ésser humà perfecte hauria de conservar sempre la ment en calma i en pau, i no permetre's mai que la passió o un desig transitori li destorbin la tranquil·litat. No crec pas que la persecució del saber sigui cap excepció a aquesta regla.

Knowledge separates illusions created by the mind.

Develop the inner vision and the habit of listening to the inner voice and you are assured of unshakable peace and infinite Joy.

Don't campaign that you do not need something, and then champion a complaint when what you campaigned for isn't available.

The vastness around him was now his flesh. And yet, nothing -not the countless footsteps taken or knowledge acquired, not the adversaries bested or the friends made, not the love felt or the blood shed- had made it his.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others." ~ Erik Erikson

An honest assessment of our own capabilities, without conceit and without false modesty, is one of the first essentials of a useful life.

When you listen, you learn, gaining knowledge, with a transformation towards wisdom, thus laying an educated foundation for others to then listen, learn, gain know....