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“There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.”

“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”

“Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are.”

“Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.”

“Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.”

“Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are”

“People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.”

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”

“We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.”

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

“Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”

“It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”

“Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.”

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”

“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.”

“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.”

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

“Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.”

“I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want.”

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.”

“Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are.”

“Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”