Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related Quotes “I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can’t run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.” -Helen Mirren “PRACTICE: Live our daily life in a way that we never lose ourself . When we are carried away with our worries, fears, anger, and uncertainty, we run away from ourselves and lose ourselves. The practice is to always go back to oneself. This is a very important practice!” -Inky Johnson “I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger “My friend…care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” -Socrates “No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can’t run a state.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger “Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy & strength, if faced with an open mind.” -Inky Johnson