M. Scott Peck Quotes

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened.

To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

Humility is the doorway 2 truth & clarity of objectives... it's the doorway 2 learning.

The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world.

For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.

When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.

Self knowledge puts us on our knees, and it is very necessary for love. For knowledge of God gives love, and knowledge of self gives humility

He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.

Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.

Self-awareness is a key to self-mastery

All knowledge leads to self-knowledge.

One of the keys to harnessing this potentially unlimited power of the mind is to expand your level of self-awareness.

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But as these are connected together by many ties, it is not easy to determine which of the two precedes and gives birth to the other.

You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

I knew I had a lot to say. Not politically - politics have always confused me - but perhaps spiritually.

Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.

This taught me a lesson, but I'm not quite sure what it is.

Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.

We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are.

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

The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?