Self Knowledge Quotes
Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
- G. I. Gurdjieff
The seven deadly sins provide keys to understanding our faults and the actions that result, and a framework for self knowledge. If we understood how they factor into who we have become, we would understand much more about ourselves and our effect on others.
- Unknown
The high peak of knowledge is perfect self-knowledge.
- Richard Of Saint-Victor
Study the heart and the mind of man, and begin with your own. Meditation and reflection must lay the foundation of that knowledge, but experience and practice must, and alone can, complete it.
- Lord Chesterfield
Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.
- Baltasar Gracian
Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.
- Larry Bossidy
Observe all men; thy self most.
- Benjamin Franklin
No man is the worse for knowing the worst of himself.
- Thomas Fuller
It is wisdom to know others; It is enlightenment to know one's self.
- Lao-Tzu
If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.
- Aldous Huxley
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