Know Yourself – Quotes

Love has nothing to

Love has nothing to do with another person. Love is Truth. Love is Beauty. Love is Self. To know yourself, to surrender to the truth of yourself, is to surrender to love. Gangaji

Be still and know yourself as the Truth you have been searching for. Be still and let the inherent joy of that Truth capture your drama and destroy it in the bliss of consummation. Be still and let your life be lived by the purpose you were made for. Be still and receive the inherent … Read more

Do not entertain the

Do not entertain the notion that you ought to advance in your prayer. If you do, you will only find you have put on the brake instead of the acceleration. All real progress in spiritual things comes gently, imperceptibly, and is the work of God. Our crude efforts spoil it. Know yourself for the childish, … Read more

I’ve learned that I

I’ve learned that I can only live for myself. I cannot be focused on the world’s idea of who they think I am or who I’m supposed to be. I can only be the best me. And if that means that even though I seem eligible and should be in a relationship, maybe I shouldn’t … Read more

The more you know

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

If you Need to

If you Need to convince others that you’re happy, then you have Not found real Joy. If you Need to impress others with material objects, then you do Not understand true Wealth. If you Need to correct others, then you have Not looked in the mirror. If you Need to put others down, you have … Read more

You know yourself what

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero’s shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, ‘Appear by all means.’ And when Florus … Read more

I like René Descartes’

I like René Descartes’ theory about a ball of wax. You can change its form from solid to liquid, but it’s still the same ball of wax. With acting, you are the same person in a different form. You can only be what you know, and you only truly know yourself. Emmy Rossum

There is no satisfaction

There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you’ve grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I do not wish

I do not wish upon anyone a descent into hell. But if your life has to be turned inside out in order for you to know yourself–if the shadow of a shaman crosses your path and you turn and follow it down–I pray that you use its force wisely. I hope that you take the … Read more