Learn Through Quotations

“Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.”

“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.”

“To know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life.”

“Men look at themselves in mirrors. Women look for themselves.”

“Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments.”

“Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.”

“You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it.”

“Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions.”

“Respecting yourself means listening to your body and emotions continuously. Then acting beyond a linear logic to achieve ones goals.”

“To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

“Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.”

“Flatter yourself critically.”

“You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.”

“In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.”

“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.”

“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.”

“Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else.”

“Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it.”

“Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.”

“Just listen to your body, eat in silence and see what feels good and you will spontaneously choose the foods that are beneficial to you.”

“Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually have thought through to the nature of the thing with which you are dealing and when you are not thinking at all.”

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had, and dealing with fears you didn't know existed.”