{"id":48862,"date":"2017-04-11T19:18:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T03:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=48862"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T16:45:34","slug":"19-quotes-to-inspire-self-knowledge-self-inquiry-and-self-esteem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/19-quotes-to-inspire-self-knowledge-self-inquiry-and-self-esteem\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Quotes to Inspire Self-knowledge, Self-inquiry, and Self-esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We often can\u2019t control what happens in a lifetime. Every one of us is inevitably going to encounter a number of triumphs and tragedies, many of which we have control over, but many of which we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

What we can choose, however, is how we respond to each situation, and how these significant life events impact our sense of self and our relationship to the world.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re going through an uncertain period, or you are simply curious to explore what it means to be you, then these quotes will inspire you towards that change.<\/p>\n

Here are 19 Quotes to inspire self-knowledge, self-inquiry, and self-esteem!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one\u2019s self.\u201d \u2013 Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.\u201d \u2013 Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one self-knowledge worth having is to know one\u2019s own mind.\u201d \u2013 F.H Bradley<\/p>\n

\u201cYour work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.\u201d \u2013 Buddha<\/p>\n

\u201cNot until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.\u201d \u2013 Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n

\u201cTo know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself.\u201d \u2013 Albert Camus<\/p>\n

\u201cTo trust one\u2019s mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.\u201d \u2013 Nathaniel Branden<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not your job to like me \u2013 it\u2019s mine.\u201d \u2013 Byron Katie<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone else\u2019s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.\u201d \u2013 Les Brown<\/p>\n

\u201cYour own self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.\u201d \u2013 Sri Ramana Maharshi<\/p>\n

\u201cOne secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.\u201d \u2013 Claude M. Bristol<\/p>\n

\u201cA man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cHe who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.\u201d \u2013 Lao Tsu<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.\u201d \u2013 Carl Jung<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that\u2019s your own self.\u201d \u2013 Aldous Leonard Huxley<\/p>\n

\u201cThousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered \u2013 either by themselves or by others.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.\u201d \u2013 Lou Holtz<\/p>\n

\u201cLow self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.\u201d \u2013 Maxwell Maltz<\/p>\n

\u201cSelf-care is never a selfish act \u2013 it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.\u201d \u2013 Parker Palmer<\/p>\n

\u201cYour time is limited, so don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life. Don\u2019t be trapped by dogma \u2014 which is living with the results of other people\u2019s thinking. Don\u2019t let the noise of others\u2019 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.\u201d \u2013 Steve Jobs<\/p>\n

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Ben Fishel is a freelance writer, and the creator of Project Monkey Mind<\/a> \u2013 a blog that delves deep into psychology, spirituality, and the mind, and offers practical wisdom for the digital age.<\/em><\/p>\n

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