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Philosophical literature4 quotes
The unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates · 399 BCKnow thyself. — ThalesHe who knows others is wise;
He who knows himself is enlightened. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCEveryone has the potential for self-knowledge and sound thinking. — HeraclitusAnimation1 quote
Remember who you are. — Mufasa · 1994Animation (film)1 quote
Remember who you are. — Mufasa · 1994Comedy (play)1 quote
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616Coming of age story1 quote
I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself. — Hermann Hesse · 1919Crime1 quote
A man's got to know his limitations. — Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan · 1973Crime (film)1 quote
A man's got to know his limitations. — Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan · 1973Drama1 quote
How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight? — Tyler Durden · 1999Drama (film)1 quote
How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight? — Tyler Durden · 1999Military treatise1 quote
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated. — Sun Tzu · 475 BCMusical1 quote
Remember who you are. — Mufasa · 1994Musical (film)1 quote
Remember who you are. — Mufasa · 1994Psychological literature1 quote
People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. — Carl Jung · 1944Religious literature1 quote
He who knows others is wise;
He who knows himself is enlightened. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCTragedy (play)1 quote
We know what we are but know not what we may be. — William Shakespeare · 1616Travel writing1 quote
It's good to be just plain happy; it's a little better to know that you're happy; but to understand that you're happy and to know why and how... And still be happy, be happy in the being and the knowing, well that is beyond happiness, that is bliss. — Henry Miller · 1941