#elf

A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading. ↗

— Leszek Kołakowski

#doubt #irony #modernity #philosophy #self-criticism

The degree to which your Consciousness expands, is the degree to which you understand yourself and the universe. ↗

— Gina Charles

#awakening #consciousness #enlightenment #metaphysics #self-help

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest ↗

— William Faulkner

#honesty #yourself #honesty

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician ↗

— Charles Chaplin

#self-image #politicians

Cultivating an intimate relationship with your inner life is the greatest gift you can give yourself and everyone else on the planet. Within you all the power and substance of life resides. In the stillness at the center of your being is the fountain of pure genius, the source of every masterpiece, the answer to every question, the solution to every problem, and the fulfillment of every dream. But you must daily practice the art of making inner contact in order to actualize this truth. ↗

— Derek Rydall

#emergence #law-of-emergence #selfhelp #spirituality #art

One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards. --"Wanda ↗

— Ouida

#god #prayer #self-help #cowardice

The most common form of despair is not being who you are. ↗

— Søren Kierkegaard

#truth #despair

I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed. ↗

— Jason Statham

#competitive #dedicate #focus #helps #i

A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#talking-to-yourself #nonsense

One of the things that I've come to understand is that as I talk a lot about Picard, what I find is that I'm talking about myself. ↗

— Patrick Stewart

#come #find #i #lot #myself