Thomas Wilson Quotes

Sometimes it might seem like I'm using my songs to give other people pointers. But mainly, they're for me, just little notes to myself that I collected, and the wisdom that I've read. I give myself a lot of advice.

The change that I never fall into is the, 'I'm-above-you-look-at-me-do-stuff-for-me change.' The change that I'm hoping I get to is where I become wiser, smarter - where I put myself in situations that don't have a huge potential for disaster.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

I was never at my best when I was at my worst. When I did do good stuff in the past, it was because I was able to transcend the parts of my being that weren't healthy.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... just be willing to change.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.

Conventional wisdom tells us to avoid taking unalterable action while at a low point in life. I have never been conventional.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.

When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom.

I'm not a great believer in self-help.

I'm totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that's the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

I can't get enough of self-help books of all kinds.

Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

For me, it really is about the self-acceptance... the more time that I spend really accepting and allowing myself to be exactly where I am, the faster it is I move towards what I wanna be doing.

I'm trying to be the most vibrant version of myself.

When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.

I'm a big believer in evolution, growth, and in being the best you that you can be, and I feel like the first step to doing that is getting mentally healthy.