Quotes about Self-discovery

Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

The purpose of life seems to be to acquaint a man with himself and whatever science or art or course of action he engages in reacts upon and illuminates the recesses of his own mind. Thus friends seem to be only mirrors to draw out and explain to us ourselves; and that which draws us nearer our fellow man, is, that the deep Heart in one, answers the deep Heart in another, -- that we find we have (a common Nature) -- one life which runs through all individuals, and which is indeed Divine.

The ancient precept, "Know thyself," and the modern precept, "Study nature," become at last one maxim.

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not thine

And, in fine, the ancient precept, "Know thyself," and the modern precept, "Study nature," become at last one maxim.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.

If a person is constantly reading and absorbing the thoughts of others, their growth will be stunted. In order to fully develop, we need periods of solitude, self-inquiry, and recovery.

Silence is a solvent that destroys personality, and gives us leave to be great and universal.

Often we are not aware of how close we are to that which we need but we think we do not have. In His grace, God has placed some hidden gold somewhere in all of us that meets our need at a desperate moment.

Sometimes in the shadows of one's self lie the problems, and in the shadows of one's shaping lie the answers.

Are we really ever completely our own person or have we been conditioned in ways beyond our own imagination?