Man can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as… from a lack of bread. – Richard Wright, Native Son, 1940 Category: Self-Discovery
It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too. – H.W. Shaw Category: Self-Discovery
We are the products of editing, rather than authorship. – George Wald, “The Origin of Optical Activity,” Annals of the New York Academy of Category: Self-Discovery
“Know thyself” — a maxim as pernicious as it is odious. A person observing himself would arrest his own development. Any caterpillar who tried to “know himself” would never become a butterfly. – André Gide, Nouvelles Nourritures Category: Self-Discovery
Luxury is an ancient notion. There was once a Chinese mandarin who had himself wakened three times every morning simply for the pleasure of being told it was not yet time to get up. – Argosy Category: Morning
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. – Bo Bennett Category: positive
