#self

I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#pride #self-containment #solitude #pride

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#understanding-others #enlightenment

Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside. ↗

— Peter Deunov

#enlightenment #happiness #inner-peace #self-fulfillment #wisdom

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be. ↗

— Martha Graham

#enlightenment #self-expression #enlightenment

The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation. ↗

— Abraham Harold Maslow

#self-esteem #respect

you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#self-awareness #sun

I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books. ↗

— Beatrice Sparks

#sense-of-self #identity

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself? ↗

— Rumi

#journey

Don't hate the media; become the media. ↗