All Quotes By Tag: Self-knowledge

“All positive interactions with other human beings involve, to some degree, the experience of visibility– that is, the experience of being seen and understood.”

“Successful relationships are those relationships were conflicts are successfully resolved and in fact peoples intimacy, closeness, and love are enhanced through the resolution of conflicts. I have always become closer to my wife and to my friends when we have conflicts and work through them successfully because conflicts will always arise. They are an opportunity for intimacy, self-knowledge, and a greater connection.”

“If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.”

“If the sound of happy children is grating on your ears, I don’t think it’s the children who need to be adjusted.”

“Marriage: a hopeful, generous, infinitely kind gamble taken by two people who don’t know yet who they are or who the other might be, binding themselves to a future they cannot conceive of and have carefully omitted to investigate.”

“Playing the victim role: Manipulator portrays him- or herself as a victim of circumstance or of someone else’s behavior in order to gain pity, sympathy or evoke compassion and thereby get something from another. Caring and conscientious people cannot stand to see anyone suffering and the manipulator often finds it easy to play on sympathy to get cooperation.”

“Know the One – the Self, and you’ll know the All.”

“Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a physical and social world and develop a personal code of survival. In essence, we all become self-styled sages, creating our own book of wisdom based upon our studied observations and practical knowledge gleaned from living and learning. What we quickly discover is that no textbook exist how to conduct our life, because the world has yet to produce a perfect person – an ideal observer – whom is capable of handing down a concrete exemplar of epistemic virtues. We each draw upon the guiding knowledge, theories, and advice available for us in order to explore the paradoxes, ironies, inconsistencies, and the absurdities encountered while living in a supernatural world. We mold our personal collection of information into a practical practicum how to live and die. Each day we define and redefine who we are, determine how we will react today, and chart our quest into an uncertain future.”

“Getting to know who you are is the secret to ensuring that your life will not be dull and unnoticed”

“The knowledge and successful pursuit of your destiny brings riches into your world”

“Your inner knowledge of yourself is what matters”

“The earlier you know who you are, the more effective and successful a life you will be able to live”

“Being aware of who you are, you will ensure that you do not waste your time spending energy on unnecessary things”

“Know thy self, and the world will be thy oyster!”

“To pacify your external conflicts, you must wage peace, first and foremost, within yourself.”