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Tag Tag Self-examination
Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men’s lives.
Henry David Thoreau Walden · 1849

Quotes

“Observe all men; thyself most.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“The bell calls others to church, but itself never minds the sermon.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Things do not change; we change.”

Henry David Thoreau · Walden, 1849 · Primary source

“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.”

William Blake · The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790 · Primary source

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Self-awareness 10 Observation 17 Character 20 Reflection 10 Hypocrisy 4 Advice 4 Conduct 11 Consistency 9 Personal change 2 Perception 20 Simplicity 24 Inner life 3 Autobiography 1 Sincerity 5 Personal experience 1 First-hand observation 1 Open-mindedness 2 Intellectual flexibility 3 Opinion 2 Dogmatism 3