“It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.”
Cornelia Otis Skinner
“Facing yourself can be intimidating, but that is only until it is liberating.”
Elizabeth Alraune
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely”
Carl Gustav Jung
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others”
Buddha
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.”
Albert Camus
“To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.”
Dalai Lama
“A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is oneself.”
Clifton Fadiman
