561 Quotes About Self-knowledge

Everything is music for the born musician.

Each individual possesses a conscience which to a greater or lesser degree serves to restrain the unimpeded flow of impulses destructive to others. But when he merges his person into an organizational structure, a new creature replaces autonomous man, unhindered by the limitations of individual morality, freed of humane inhibition, mindful only of the sanctions of authority.

Getting to know who you are is the secret to ensuring that your life will not be dull and unnoticed

If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.

What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.

All outdoors may be bedlam, provided there is no disturbance within.

We can only ever know ourselves, and by doing so honestly, we come to know the world.

A questo mondo esiste uno studio del tutto diverso da quello che si fa a scuola. [...] Non consiste nel fornire la risposta che ci è stata insegnata, o nel rivaleggiare con gli altri per essere migliore, ma nell'afferrare le risposte scoprendole da sé, a una a una. Consiste nel creare la strada per la nostra crescita così come siamo, a modo nostro. Scoprire. Continuare a scoprire per tutta la vita la propria crescita. L'apprendimento è crescere se stessi in questo.

I believe in knowing who you are but without limiting yourself to your own expectation of who you are.