Self Discovery Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old self discovery quotes, self discovery sayings, and self discovery proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Be careful - the darkness you see in another's heart might just be a reflection of that which is in your own heart Teachings of the Temple
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. Bhagavad Gita
The best dreams happen when you're awake Cherie Gilderbloom
The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge. Arnold Palmer
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen
It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery, rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsiousness that would last the rest of our lives. Marianne Williamson
Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment. Anthony Robbins
Action is about living fully. Inaction is the way that we deny life. Inaction is sitting in front of the television every day for years becuase you are afraid to be alive and to take the risk of expressing what you are. Expressing what you are is taking action. Don Miguel Ruiz
The obstacle is the path. Face the problem, and in doing so, become more aware. See what is really happening with you. Learn about yourself. This is a valuable education. Leo Babauta
As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within. Bhagavad Gita
It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient. Josh Billings
Look into the depths of your own soul and learn first to know yourself, then you will understand why this illness was bound to come upon you and perhaps you will thenceforth avoid falling ill. Sigmund Freud
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better. Blaise Pascal
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need. Jerry Gillies
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. Sri Ram
Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves. Mahatma Gandhi
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu
The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away. Joy J. Golliver
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung