Paulo Coelho Quotes

To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.

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

I always write to understand my place in the world. I can see myself and my life unfold on the page, and I can understand my strengths, my weaknesses - I can see where I need to step up a bit.

We have to have a very clear understanding of ourselves.

We're not always the most insightful about ourselves.

Self-awareness is something that we actually actively avoid.

It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

To know nothing about yourself is to live. To know yourself badly is to think.

He who knows himself properly can very soon learn to know all other men. It is all reflection.

We read books to find out who we are.

Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement.

How can one learn to know oneself? Never by introspection, rather by action.

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

I've always been a very self-aware person.

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

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

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

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

I discovered myself!

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting.

I've just tried to keep my eyes open, tried to read everything you can, and tried to see whether I see myself within it. If I do, then I can get excited about it.

I think I surprise myself.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.