“Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.”
George Gurdjieff
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect”
Mark Twain
“Make yourself necessary to somebody.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: "You must, if " and the "if" stands for man's choice”
Ayn Rand
“A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.”
Victor Hugo
