Relationship with self

“Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.” — Rollo May, “Man’s Search for Himself”

“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.” — Albert Camus, “Notebooks (1942–1951)”

You may leave this life at any moment: have this possibility in your mind in all that you do or say or think. —Meditations 2.11

GK Chesterton

One of the great benefits of writing down the events in your life is that you will begin to see your existence as a grand story.

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A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.

— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov