561 Quotes About Self-knowledge

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God. Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true sound wisdom consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.

At the end of your life there will be many people you won't be acquainted with.Make sure you are not among them.

In other living creatures ignorance of self is nature; in man it is vice.

There is a correlation between the severity of a person’s moods and a lack of self-knowledge.

Ignorance of ourselves must be folly.

To know oneself and one’s end or goal in life is true wisdom—knowledge of the heart more than the head.

The knowledge of ourselves, therefore, is not only an incitement to seek after God, but likewise a considerable assistance towards finding him.

The greatest of empires, is the empire over one's self.

There’s nothing lonelier than empty relationships. At least when you’re alone you can be yourself, but when you’re in empty relationships you can’t even be yourself.You can be real alone, or you can be a ghost with false friends.Pulse proximity is not intimacy, and it’s worse than no friends at all.