“As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself everyday.”

“The less you expect from others and yourself, the happier you will become in life.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

““In Hell you become what you fear yourself to be. In Heaven you may become what you hope yourself to be,” said Lucifer.”

Michael Moorcock book The War Hound and the World's Pain

“The only way to cope with other people's disconnection (because it is so painful) is to become disconnected yourself. But then you become part of the problem. You make the world more dangerous and less conducive to the wellbeing of all life on earth.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) Dutch philosopher

“The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.”

Tariq Ramadan (1962) Swiss muslim scholar

“The more you expect, the more you become a slave and chained down by your desires of wishing more for yourself.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“When you don’t love yourself, you become cynical(bitter) and negative towards life.”

Nithyananda (1978) Indian guru

“If you forget yourself, you become the universe.”

Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1769) Japanese Zen Buddhist master