Quotes about Introspection
A man who truly knows himself realizes his own worthlessness, and takes no pleasure in the praises of men.
— Thomas a Kempis
Self-reverence self-knowledge self-control - these three alone lead to sovereign power.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
To know oneself one should assert oneself.
— Albert Camus
I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.
— Joseph Heller
If we're not careful we spiritualize laziness.
— Jeff Henderson
All you need to do is know who you are.
— Oprah Winfrey
Learning never takes place while you're talking.
— Andy Stanley
I no longer think that learning how to manage people, especially subordinates, is the most important for executives to learn. I am teaching above all else, how to manage oneself.
— Peter Drucker
It is in falling down that we learn almost everything that matters spiritually.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
To be getting an education means this: to be learning what is your own, and what is not your own.
— Epictetus
With all your science can you tell me how it is, and when it is, that light comes into the soul?
— Henry David Thoreau
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
— Carl Jung