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“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

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The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Oh! that you could turn your eyes towards the napes of your necks, and make but an interior survey of your good selves. – William Shakespeare, “Coriolanus”

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There is a limit to how much you can change to be liked for who you really are. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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