Quotes about Self-discovery
Only by much searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained, and man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig deep into the mine of his soul. That he is the maker of his character, the molder of his life, and the builder of his destiny, he may unerringly prove, if he will watch, control, and alter his thoughts
— James Allen
the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball
— Dolly Parton
The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.
— Marianne Williamson
Some of us have been told what we want our whole lives. We've been told we should want to go out for sports or not. We should want a college education or a graduate degree or a particular career. We should want to date this person and not the other.
— Bob Goff
But man as a person, the same man, gains mastery over egocentric self-confinement by disclosing a universe in himself...Personality is a universe, it is filled with universal content.
— Nikolai Berdyaev
Men are always ready to nose around and find out about other's lives, but they feel lazy to know themselves and correct their own life.
— St. Augustine
How do you expect to arrive at the end of your own journey if you take the road to another man's city?
— Thomas Merton
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman
— Coco Chanel
The enemy of a love is never outside, it's not a man or woman, it's what we lack in ourselves.
— Anais Nin
It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.
— Edmund Burke
It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
— Theodore Roosevelt
The deepest and most profitable lesson is this,the true knowlege and contempt of ourselves.
— Thomas a Kempis