Seek self before you venture to conquer the world. Most of what you are looking for is rooted inside you.

Eric Onyango Otieno
About This Quote

The words of this quote are quite poignant. The words of the self-help book, “The Secret” have been printed on t-shirts, posters, and coffee mugs all over the world. Sayings like “Know thyself” or "The more you know yourself, the less you need others" are popular sayings too. But is this really true? This saying is something people have been trying to tell themselves for centuries now.

But, does it work? No, not really. Most of what you are looking for is rooted inside you. How do you know that? Because if it were not then it would not hold any meaning to someone who is not aware of it.

We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives but most people think it is only possible with the help of others. We think that if someone else accomplishes them, then we would be successful too. This idea creates a sense of competition between us and them which makes us feel bad about ourselves.

Source: Touring My Mind

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