Self Awareness Quotes

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  Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

  Carl Jung

  Relationship, Leadership, Spiritual

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Memories, dreams, reflections”, Random House Inc

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• In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances to shape our lives by default.

  Stephen Covey

  Self, People, Empowering

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• Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Business

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  Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.

  Anthony de Mello

  Ignorance, Spirituality, Awareness

  Anthony De Mello (2012). “One Minute Wisdom”, p.97, Image

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• Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.

  Lawrence Bossidy

  Mistake, Self, Giving

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• Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Strength, Being Strong

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• Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

  Carl Jung

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Letters”

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• A person who knows who they are is not threatened by the beliefs of others.

  Robert Anthony

  Belief, Persons, Threatened

  Robert Anthony (2004). “Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want”, p.25, Morgan James Publishing

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• With self-awareness you grow more intelligent. In awareness you learn, in self-awareness you learn about yourself. Of course, you can only learn what you are not. To know what you are, you must go beyond the mind. Awareness is the point at which the mind reaches out beyond itself into reality. In awareness you seek not what pleases, but what is true.

  Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

  Intelligent, Reality, Self

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• And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

  Rumi

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Journey

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• I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

  Billie Jean King

  Success, Motivational Sports, Women

  "The New Edge in Sports Performance and Results" by Howard Falco, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 22, 2015.

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• It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Struggle, Buddhism

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• We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Regret, Compassion

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.237, Penguin Books India

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• Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.

  Stephen Covey

  Change, Encouragement, Freedom

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• The surest way to lose sight of who you are is to constantly compare yourself to others.

  Tom Krause

  Being Yourself, Sight, Way

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• To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Philosophy, Book, Knowing

  Jiddu Krishnamurti, Susunaga Weeraperuma (1996). “Sayings of J. Krishnamurti”, p.174, Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

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• The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

  Thales

  Life, Development, Personal Growth

  "Many Thoughts of Many Minds". Book by Henry Southgate, p. 338, 1862.

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• The unexamined life is not worth living.

  Socrates

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  In Plato 'Apology' 38a

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• Self-awareness is a key to self-mastery

  Gretchen Rubin

  Keys, Self, Mastery

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• Self awareness allows you to self-correct.

  Bill Hybels

  Self, Awareness

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• To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.

  Eric Hoffer

  Inspirational, Change, Different

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

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• Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.

  Jeremy Taylor

  Anorexia, Enemy, Eating Disorder

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• The final mystery is oneself.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspiring, Learning, Growth

  Letter to Alfred Douglas, Jan. - Mar. 1897

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• The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Religious, Knowledge, Ego

  "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment". Book by Eckhart Tolle, 2004.

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• Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.

  August Wilson

  Inspirational, Strength, Forgiveness

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