“ The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world sees us. Arlene Raven
“ We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us. Jean-Paul Sartre
“ Self is one, personal and impersonal. But it is only on the personal level that one comes to know the Self.When you know the Self, you realize there are two types of knowledge. First is to know how to… Gian Kumar
“ I have travelled many places but still I find that perhaps the greatest journey is through one's own mind. Anonymous
“ When the machine of a human being is turned on, it seems to produce a protagonist, just as a television produces an image. I think this protagonist, this self, often recognizes that it is a fictional… Mohsin Hamid
“ I do not wish to talk about myself because I hold very deeply the belief that what is important is the work, not the person. Remedios Varo
“ The Unknown is not the Unknowable; it need not remain the unknown for us, unless we choose ignorance or persist in our first limitations. For to all things that are not unknowable, all things in the u… Sri Aurobindo
“ We are not perfect human beings, nor do we have to pretend to be, but it is necessary for us to be the best version of ourselves we can be. Satsuki Shibuya
“ You yourself are indeed Bhagwan [God], but the qualities of God have not yet manifested. Dada Bhagwan
“ Because genius is a characteristic of consciousness, genius is also universal. That which is universal is, therefore, theoretically available to every man. The process of creativity and genius are inh… David R. Hawkins
“ Circumstances can change through worldly knowledge (ignorance of the self, the Soul) and also through (true) knowledge (realization of the self). With ignorance, circumstances will bring entanglements… Dada Bhagwan
“ The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. William Hazlitt
“ When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less. Lewis Carroll
“ The impetus to grow and live intensely is so powerful in me I cannot resist it. I will work, I will love my husband, but I will fulfill myself. Anais Nin
“ Sophie said to me once that she was glad she had been scarred. She said that whoever loved her now would love her true self, and not her pretty face. This is your true self, Tessa. This power is who y… Cassandra Clare
“ She thought back to what he had said. /I could make you very happy./ It was something men said then, when they were trying to persuade you, and that was what they meant. It seemed rash and sweeping to… Alice Munro
“ It does seem to me, that herein we see the rare virtue of a strong individual vitality, and the rare virtue of thick walls, and the rare virtue of interior spaciousness. Oh, man! admire and model thys… Herman Melville
“ He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give bi… Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“ The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist. Bertrand Russell
