Top 1200 Know Thyself Quotes & Sayings

Know thyself because what else is there to know?

This is servitude, To serve th'unwise, or him who hath rebelled Against his worthier, as thine now serve thee, Thyself not free, but to thyself enthralled.

I do not see them here; but after death God knows I know the faces I shall see, Each one a murdered self, with low last breath. 'I am thyself,what hast thou done to me?' 'And Iand Ithyself,' (lo! each one saith,) 'And thou thyself to all eternity!

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise.

Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. No matter what you have done, where you have been, know, accept, and love who you are.

To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.

Check thyself before thy wreck thyself.

History is the "know thyself" of humanity - the self-consciousness of mankind.

It's true in everything, not just in drag: To be a success, you have to understand the landscape. You have to know thyself, and you have to know your history so that you can draw from people who have figured out the equation you are faced with. It's not rocket science.

To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.

Only by knowledge of that which is not thyself, shall thyself be learned.

The truth is that we are a part of God. God could not have created anything except out of his own consciousness. We're all his dream, and our duty in life that God has assigned to us, that the universe has placed squarely in our laps, is to find out who we really are. "Gnothi seauton," as the Greeks used to say. "Know thyself." But to know thyself, if you trace it back, to the deeper and deeper levels, you discover that that self is not your body or your ego or your personality or your country or anything, that's just a sack of self-definitions that you carry around with you

In many things it is not well to say, "Know thyself"; it is better to say, "Know others."

Know thyself. [Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

To "know thyself" must mean to know the malignancy of one's own instincts and to know, as well, one's power to deflect it.

Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance.

When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess thyself with true fear; when the devil brings thee oil, bring thou vinegar. The way to be safe is never to be secure.

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.

The Ideal is in thyself, the impediments too is in thyself.

Know thyself; this is the great object.

I am not schizoid. A little manic-depressive, maybe." "'Know thyself.'" "We try, sir.

The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many, if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch of a little world? command thyself.

To know thyself--in others self-concern; Would'st thou know others? read thyself--and learn!

Extirpate two thoughts within thyself: do not consider thyself worthy of anything great, and do not think that any other man is much lower than thou in worthiness. Learn humble mindedness beforehand, which the Lord commanded in word and showed forth in deed. Hence, do not expect obedience from others, but be ready for obedience thyself.

Now thyself is more important than “Know thyself.

In the morning fix thy good purpose; and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.

Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.

Weep bitterly over the dead, for he is worthy, and then comfort thyself; drive heaviness away: thou shall not do him good, but hurt thyself.

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

Know thyself' was written over the portal of the antique world. Over the portal of the new world, 'Be thyself' shall be written.

In the commission of evil, fear no man so much as thyself; another is but one witness against thee, thou art a thousand; another thou mayest avoid, thyself thou canst not. Wickedness is its own punishment.

'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

Take special care that thou never trust any friend or servant with any matter that may endanger thine estate; for so shalt thou make thyself a bond-slave to him that thou trustest, and leave thyself always to his mercy.

Know thyself. Know the customer. Innovate.

This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.

Truly know thyself, and to thine own self be true.

Do thine own work, and know thyself.

Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.

Know thyself, especially thyself after a couple of drinks.

Know thyself,’ said Socrates. Know thyself,’ said Sappho, ‘and make sure that the Church never finds out.

Love thyself, so that you can love another. Love thyself so that you cannot project fear. Love thyself so as to let others love you. Love thyself so as to let people near.

Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.

Let's have a merry journey, and shout about how light is good and dark is not. What we should do is not future ourselves so much. We should now ourselves. "Now thyself" is more important than "know thyself." Reason is what tells us to ignore the present and live in the future. So all we do is make plans. We think that somewhere there are going to be green pastures. It's crazy. Heaven is nothing but a grand, monumental instance of future. Listen, now is good. Now is wonderful.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

O son, thou hast not true humility, The highest virtue, mother of them all; But her thou hast not know; for what is this? Thou thoughtest of thy prowess and thy sins Thou hast not lost thyself to save thyself.

What is thy thought? There is no miracle? There is a great one, which thou hast not read, And never shalt escape. Thyself, O man, Thou art the miracle. Ay, thou thyself, Being in the world and of the world, thyself, Hast breathed in breath from Him that made the world. Thou art thy Father's copy of Himself,-- Thou art thy Father's miracle.

The beginning of knowledge is to know thyself a sinner.

Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.

The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God.

Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

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

We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

I don't know what's meant by Know thyself, which seems to ask a window to look at a window.

Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise

Love yourself. KNOW thyself. And be mindful of your thoughts.