a-j-darkholme Quotes About self-awareness

“You must always focus on and pursue the good, but when that darkness surges up from within, you need to know how to handle it, use it, and release it wisely, not just deny its presence or acceptability as you suppress it within you.”

Wisdom Choices Understanding Darkness Focus Acceptance Morality Goodness Ethics Determination Self Awareness Denial Choice Potential Morals Pursuits Handling Emotion

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Greed robs you of more value than the price of what you've gained.”

Gains Self Awareness Greed Value Self Control Price

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, and if people could only see that, they wouldn't have to wear masks, or pretend to be holy like a holy man, or pretend that nothing can hurt them like a warlord. They could just be themselves, unjudged.”

People War Belief Awareness Judgment Self Awareness Judgement Beliefs Others Holy Man Warlord

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Far too many people allow broken egos and wounded prides to convince them to seek justice before they seek understanding.”

People Care Understanding Justice Pride Ego Self Awareness Careful Caution Others Wounded Pride Broken Ego

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Sometimes you just need to know when a fight is best saved for another day when the odds are more in your favour.”

Waiting Patience Self Awareness Fight Odds Self Control Favour Self Preservation Favor

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“The values most important to us are always the most easily exploitable.”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Without purpose and meaning in our lives, we banish ourselves to wander this plane of existence with self-destructive tendencies until the bell tolls and our breath capsizes in our lungs, snatching our chance to redeem ourselves forever.”

Important Purpose Choices Existence Perspective Self Improvement Importance Self Awareness Significant Redemption Meaning Choice Significance Lungs Breath Meaninglessness Capsize

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Our knees get dusty from time to time, but when they touch the ground, we must never allow the dust to convince us that our submission in that moment is the acceptance of our defeat for an entire lifetime.”

Acceptance Self Awareness Lifetime Knees Submission Moment Dusty

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“They say you can’t change the past despite the fact it never stops changing you – but that doesn't mean we have to sit back and take it. It may change us, but we have ultimate control over how we let it.”

Past Change Acceptance Self Awareness Control Self Control

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses of the present must be accepted - and cut - to preserve the gains and providence of the future.”

Wisdom Loss Leader Wise Acceptance Future Self Improvement Gains Self Awareness Providence Preservation Worthiness Leading Losses Better Yourself Pursuits

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Time doesn't always heal all wounds.”

People Love Past Happiness Time Understanding Relationships Grief Healing Sadness Acceptance Emotions Self Awareness Hopeless Others Coming To Terms Dealing With The Past

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“If you think you know what your purpose is, but can never seem to gain satisfaction from it, then it’s probably not the purpose you’re destined for.”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it’s best to avoid such things altogether.”

People Life Choices Fear Freedom Awareness Habit Self Awareness Settling Choice Control Free Others

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Gaining satisfaction through accomplishments is and will always be a slippery slope, because there will come a time when you realize you have accomplished all that is within your power to accomplish in the realm of good, and will have nowhere else to turn but to the realms of greed and powerlust to find the satisfaction you crave.”

Choices Power Focus Self Improvement Determination Self Awareness Greed Satisfaction Careful Choice Self Control Caution Accomplishments Paths Pursuits

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“What separates us into engineers and robots, puppeteers and puppets, kings and pawns, is not the status we hold at any given time among others - status is irrelevant; it is the level of ever-present awareness we have of a grey-matter tailor's tools [of flattery, persuasion, and cunning.]”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Change isn't always comfortable, but it always teaches us something of utmost importance – usually about ourselves – and we become better people for it.”

Important Change Teaching Comfort Comfortable Importance Self Awareness Personal Growth

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“The more a mind thinks upon something, the deeper it will take root and affect all subsequent and related thought.”

Thinking Mind Focus Influence Awareness Perspective Habit Self Awareness Depth Careful Thought Caution Dwelling Paradigm Shift Being Selective

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer's arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“Your biggest dreams can become reality, not by brute-forcing the end-goal, but breaking it down into smaller, more manageable parts. If your goal takes years, breaking it down into months and days will let you improve your lot little bits at a time.”

Reality Time Dreams Self Improvement Self Awareness Goals Improvement Time Management Simplify Manageable Brute Force End Goal

Book:Rise of the Morningstar

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

“The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.”

Source: Rise of the Morningstar

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