“To understand others, you must first learn to understand yourself.”

“To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.”

William Faulkner (1897–1962) American writer

“Be yourself, you might not understand it, others might not understand it, but someday, your purpose will be enough.”

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (1978) Nigerian actress and singer

“Knowing yourself lets you understand others.”

Jenny Holzer (1950) American conceptual artist

“There is a saying that to understand is to forgive, but that is an error, so Papa used to say. You must forgive in order to understand. Until you forgive, you defend yourself against the possibility of understanding.”

Marilynne Robinson Home

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

Tariq Ramadan (1962) Swiss muslim scholar

“If you seek to understand the whole universe, you will understand nothing at all. If you seek to understand yourself, you will understand to whole universe.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.”

Nikki Giovanni (1943) American writer and academic

“To love others you must first love yourself.”

Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer

“Learn to understand others. Most people do not want to understand others, instead wanting others to understand them. This is egotism. We should try to think less of ourselves and more of others. Try to understand others better.”

Jun Hong Lu (1959) Australian Buddhist leader