Theodor Reik Quotes

If you cannot find the truth within yourself, where else do you expect to find it?

Begin within. If it shows up in your life, it's coming to tell you something about you that you're acting like you don't know. Something about yourself, or your relationship with God.

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou art. All that is without thee also is within.

You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you.

I want to learn from myself, want to be my student, want to get to know myself, the secret of Siddhartha.

Know thyself, for through thyself only thou canst know God.

To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.

You can't wait for people to tell you; you have to know yourself.

Knowing yourself has to always come from within. The outside can inspire or guide you, but knowing has to come from within you.

Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.

Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place - from the deep, dark corners of your subconscious mind.

What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years.

It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.

I had to examine myself very thoroughly to find the right path personally.

The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.

The key is within each of us. No instructions come with it.

We saw in him what we seek in ourselves.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.

What you are looking for is within you

I see the ups and downs. I see the mistakes I've made. I see a funny person. I see a serious person. I see a diamond. I see the good times. I see the bad times. And I see knowledge of self. I see knowledge of self. I know who I am. When I look in the mirror, I see me.