Johann Blumenbach Quote – What we see
“What we see depends heavily on what our culture has trained us to look for.” – Johann Blumenbach
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Peace Pilgrim quote – It’s as though we have two selves
“It’s as though we have two selves or two natures or two wills with two contrary viewpoints…. Your lower self sees you as the center of the universe — your higher self sees you as a cell in the body of humanity.” – Peace Pilgrim
Read moreFriedrich Nietzsche quote – no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Read moreCarl Jung Quote – An Understanding of Ourselves
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung
Read moreYou Hold The Answers
“You hold the answers deep within your own mind. Consciously, you’ve forgotten it. That’s the way the human mind works. Whenever something is too unpleasant, too shameful for us to entertain, we reject it. We erase it from our memories, but the imprint is always there.”
Read moreMargaret Atwood quote – If you refuse to own yourself
“You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you.” – Margaret Atwood
Read moreDolly Parton Quote – Find Out Who You Are
“Find out who you are, and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton
Read moreE. E. Cummings Quote – To Be Nobody But Yourself
“To be nobody but yourself in a world doing it’s best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting” – E. E. Cummings
Read moreTo Kill A Mockingbird – Conscience
“…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird
Read moreMay Sarton Quote – Solitude Is The Richness Of Self
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
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