Quotes about Self-awareness
He who is not master of his own thoughts is not accountable for his own deeds.
— Victor Hugo
Examine the road over which the fault has passed. - Charles Francios Bienvenu Myriel
— Victor Hugo
An inward growth seemed to be in progress within him. He was conscious of a sort of natural enlargement, which gave him two things that were new to him — his father and his country.
— Victor Hugo
When something goes 'wrong,' it is not the outer event that ought to be changed, but our inner state which responds to it. If we can build inner balance, we will no longer be blown over by the slightest gust, whether 'good' or 'bad'.
— Tina Turner
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.
— Milan Kundera
The moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies…
— Milan Kundera
When we come to a clearer and more sober estimate of our own limitations and responsibilities, that makes it possible more genuinely to love our neighbor.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am two fools I know for loving and saying so.
— John Donne
It's impossible to remain angry or blame other people for problems in your life when you are saying , I am responsible.
— Brian Tracy
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
— Brian Tracy
The law of correspondence says your outer world is a mirror of your inner world. Your outer world corresponds to your inner world. Your outer world of your relationships—especially with your children and spouse—simply corresponds to how you feel about yourself, how you're doing.
— Brian Tracy