Some self-awareness quotations from wise people:
Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come. Rabindranath Tagore
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within. Gandhi
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. Joseph Campbell
We wouldn’t worry nearly as much about what others thought of us if we recognize how seldom they do. Paulo Coelho
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Buddha
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu
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