knowledge-of-self

Knowledge is not discovery, but recognition.

Once an individual shines bright walking in average light to some may appear as dim surroundings..

A silent tongue does not betray its owner

It__ important to know that you're behind, to be able to convince yourself to make sacrifices that get you ahead.

Success means nothing if you don't know who you are. If you don't know who you are then you are not a success.

Hope is alive when u know your anchor

Calm is good, passivity not to much. Calm is always a basic inner attitude that makes it possible to concentrate and act purposefully. But passivity suggest an element of denial. Passive people refuse to take initiatives and to exploit stimuli. They sit and wait - without strength, defiant or rigid from shock - in whatever their situation is and prefer to suffer considerably from their plight rather than trying to change something. This includes boredom and even bad relationships.

It was his knowledge of his own willful stupidity that had brought on his irritation

Be the person you are, not the one others try to create.

Knowledge is justice

There's no point in knowing without enlightenment, yet edified insights arouse movement.

...the whole 'know thyself' thing isn__ a journey to a fixed destination. Learning about myself changes me, forcing me to learn more. 'Know thyself' isn__ a goal; it__ a road.

Be what you are, but be careful in what you're doing.

We are a sum total of what we have learned from all who have taught us, both great and small.

We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are.

A reputation is like a shadow; it hides when you go to sleep, but always returns with the sun_

If You Do Not Know, it is Useless to Explain, Because You Would Not Understand"__nickc

This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and I likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge, and the rest is construction. (...) Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.