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130 Best Finding Yourself Quotes To Give You A Mind Blow

130 Best Finding Yourself Quotes To Give You A Mind Blow

One of the biggest and most important life goals is to find yourself. 

A few days ago, I asked myself what I want in life, what have I achieved so far and what is it that I want to achieve in the future, who am I actually.

In order to look into the subject more deeply, I searched the internet far and wide to find some inspiring finding yourself quotes that would help me discover my inner self.

In the spirit of self-motivation and positivity, check them out below!

10 Best Finding Yourself Quotes

1. “People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” — Thomas Szasz

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2. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself

3. “We accomplish nothing good in life before we find out who we are.” — Sipho P Nkosi

We accomplish nothing good in life before we find out who we are

4. “Find yourself first ― like yourself first ― love yourself first and friendship and love will naturally find you.” — Mandy Hale

Find yourself first ― like yourself first ― love yourself first and friendship and love will naturally find you

5. “When you fight yourself to discover the real you, there is only one winner.” — Stephen Richards

When you fight yourself to discover the real you, there is only one winner

6. “Your real self may be hiding somewhere, look for it within, when you find yourself; you can freely be what you want to be.” — Michael Bassey Johnson

Your real self may be hiding somewhere, look for it within, when you find yourself; you can freely be what you want to be

7. “All the wonders you seek are within yourself.” — Thomas Browne

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

8. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why

9. “Someday, somewhere ― anywhere, unfailingly, you’ll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.” — Pablo Neruda 

Someday, somewhere ― anywhere, unfailingly, you’ll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life

10. “Lose yourself wholly; and the more you lose, the more you will find.” — Catherine 

Lose yourself wholly; and the more you lose, the more you will find

Inspirational Quotes About Finding Yourself

1. “Be who you are, and find yourself so you can be your own person and enjoy life with no regret.” ― Bonnie Zackson Koury

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2. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

3. “The only journey is the journey within.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke

4. “Don’t worry about finding your soul mate. Find yourself.” ― Jason Evert

5. “First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.” ― Amos Bronson Alcott

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others

6. “Fight what you are today to become what you wanna be tomorrow.” ― Sipho P. Nkosi

7. “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” — James A. Froude

8. “The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.” ― Rick Warren

9. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ― Jimmy Dean

10. “In the end, you don’t so much find yourself as you find someone who knows who you are.” ― Robert Brault

In the end, you don't so much find yourself as you find someone who knows who you are

11. “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

12.  “Finding oneself and one’s path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

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13. “By discovering nature, you discover yourself.” ― Maxime Lagace

14. “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” ― Aldous Huxley

15. “The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.” ― Myles Munroe

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery

16. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman

17. “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

18. “If you want to find the trail, if you want to find yourself, you must explore your dreams alone. You must grow at a slow pace in a dark cocoon of loneliness so you can fly like the wind, like wings, when you awaken.” ― Francesca Lia Block

19. “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― Joseph Campbell

20.  “One’s own self is well hidden from one’s own self; of all mines of treasure, one’s own is the last to be dug up.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

One's own self is well hidden from one's own self

Wise Finding Myself Quotes

1. “Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.” ― Richard Wright

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2. “Every time I say “I’m done” I find myself trying again.” ― Unknown

3. “The best-adjusted people are the ‘psychologically patriotic’, who are glad to be what they are.” ― Isabel Briggs Myers

4. “I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

5. “The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man

6. “Finding yourself is not really how it works. You aren’t a ten-dollar bill in last winter’s coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people’s opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about who you are. Finding yourself is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering of who you were before the world got its hands on you.” — Emily Mcdowell

7. “Go find yourself first so you can also find me.” ― Rumi

8. “All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” — James Thurber

9. “For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.” — Clifton Fadiman

10. “I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am’.” ― Oprah Winfrey

I was once afraid of people saying, 'Who does she think she is'

11. “Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.” ― Henri Frederic Amiel

12. “The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.” ― Julien Green

13. “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” ― Jean De La Fontaine

14. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” ― Dolly Parton

15. “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ― Carl Jung

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves

16. “Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you won’t do anything with it.” ― M. Scott Peck

17. “One of the best times for figuring out who you are and what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.” ― Mandy Hale

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18. “Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don’t find happiness, you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are, who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings you the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run.” ― David Leonhardt

19. “Why should we honor those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.” ― William Butler Yeats

20. “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ― Henry David Thoreau

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Motivational Find Yourself Quotes

1. “Don’t spend all of your time trying to find yourself. Spend your time creating yourself into a person that you’ll be proud of.” ― Sonya Parker

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2. “Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” ― Joseph Campbell

3. “Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” ― Thaddeus Goals

4. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” ― Henry David Thoreau

5. “Discovering who you are today is the first step to being who you will be tomorrow.” ― Mustapha Lanre Idreez

Discovering who you are today is the first step to being who you will be tomorrow

6. “You’ve got to find yourself first. Everything else will follow.” ― Charles De Lint

7. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ― Lucille Ball

8. “It’s not about finding a home so much as finding yourself.” ― Jason Behr

9. “There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you’ve grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness.” ― Ella Wheeler Wilcox

10. “Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” ― Unknown

Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself

11. “Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.” ― Siddhārtha Gautama

12. “You were born with everything you need to answer the call of your soul.” ― Marie Forleo

13. “Somehow, we’ll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.” ― Brandon Sanderson

14. “To find yourself, think for yourself.” ― Socrates

15. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ― Rumi

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

16. “You can waste a perfectly good life trying to meet the standards of someone who thinks you’re not good enough because they can’t understand who you are.” ― Barbara Sher

17. “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ― Marilyn Monroe

18. “Finding yourself is an enlightening experience. You become self-sufficient and do things for others without expectations of something in return. You are no longer needy and become utterly grateful for all the things people have done for you in the past.” — James Seaton

19. “When you discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy; care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” — Jean Shinoda Bolen

20. “Believe yourself again and again to find yourself.” — Debasish Mridha

Believe yourself again and again to find yourself

Life Quotes About Knowing Who You Are

1. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.” ― Lao Tzu

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2. “When you know yourself, you are empowered. When you accept yourself, you are invincible.” ― Tina Lifford

3. “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” ― Benjamin Franklin

4. “Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” ― Ann Landers

5. “You’ve got to know yourself so you can, at last, be yourself.” ― D.H. Lawrence

You've got to know yourself so you can, at last, be yourself

6. “What you want is what you need. Your dearest wish comes straight from your core, loaded with vital information about who you are and who you can become.” ― Barbara Sher

7. “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” ― Ralph Ellison

8. “Instead of knowing yourself in old age with no energy and less time, it is better to know yourself in the 20s and live life in such a way that earth will be grateful to have you.” — Unknown

9. “If you’re being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.” — Lykke Li

10. “By knowing others, you can understand society. By knowing yourself, you can know life.” — Unknown

By knowing others, you can understand society. By knowing yourself, you can know life

11. “Resolve to be thyself; and know that he, who finds himself, loses his misery.” ― Matthew Arnold

12. “It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.” ― S. I. Hayakawa

13. “One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover the truth, it at least serves as a rule of life, and there is nothing better.” ― Blaise Pascal

14. “Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.” ― Epictetus

15. “People need to know themselves to love themselves, and they need to love themselves to love others.” ― Joel Mark Witt and Antonia Dodge

People need to know themselves to love themselves, and they need to love themselves to love others

16. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ― Aristotle

17. “I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.” ― Michel De Montaigne

18. “Know thyself? If I knew myself, I’d run away.” ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

19. “We lose ourselves in things we love. We find ourselves there, too.” ― Kristin Martz

20. “When you make the finding yourself ― even if you’re the last person on Earth to see the light ― you’ll never forget it.” ― Carl Sagan

When you make the finding yourself ― even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light ― you'll never forget it

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Quotes About Finding Your Way

1. “Sometimes when you lose your way, you find yourself.” ― Mandy Hale

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2. “Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.” ― Hugh Prather

3. “I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” ― Maya Angelou

4. “So without any intentional, fancy way of adjusting yourself, to express yourself freely as you are is the most important thing to make yourself happy, and to make others happy.” ― Suzuki Roshi

5. “Adventure can be an end in itself. Self-discovery is the secret ingredient that fuels daring.” ― Grace Lichtenstein

Adventure can be an end in itself. Self-discovery is the secret ingredient that fuels daring

6. “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” ― Henry David Thoreau

7. “It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ― Marianne Williamson

8. “The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” ― Muhammad Ali

9. “The treasure of life is buried deep within you. Find yourself.” — Unknown

10. “Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.” ― Mooji

Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not

11. “For in our dreams, we find ourselves. Who we were. Who we are. Who we can become. Sleep. Dream.” ― Moira Young

12. “I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself.” ― Ringo Starr

13. “The story ends up being a journey of self-discovery.” ― Elijah Wood

14. “If you find who you are, then you are beyond intelligence, emotions, and ecstasy. Feeling that cannot be described but only be experienced.” — Unknown

15. “I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision

16. “If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be.” ― Dale Carnegie

17. “Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren’t.” ― Iyanla Vanzant

18. “Understanding yourself is like reading the manual of a high-tech device. You will discover various hidden features and specifications.” — Unknown

19. “It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

20. “You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search.” ― Maxwell Maltz

You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search

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Quotes About Finding Yourself Again

1. “Remove all the beliefs that society imposed on you. Once you have lost your identity, you will truly find yourself.” — Unknown

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2. “If you think the diamond is the hardest thing in the world, try finding yourself.” — Unknown

3. “What is physical is limited and will end. If you find yourself beyond your physical nature, you will know the unlimited and infinite.” — Unknown

4. “Each man’s life represents a road toward himself.” — Hermann Hesse

5. “Committing yourself is a way of finding out who you are. A man finds his identity by identifying.” — Robert Terwilliger

Committing yourself is a way of finding out who you are. A man finds his identity by identifying

6. “You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of who I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself.” — Mariah Carey

7. “I wasn’t searching for something or someone….I was searching for me.” ― Carrie Bradshaw, ‘Sex And The City’

8. “Do not blame others for not supporting you in life. Time changes and you grow in the journey of finding yourself. Do not underrate self-exploration and self-growth.” — Unknown

9. “If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.” — James A. Michener

10. “You have no need to travel anywhere. Journey within yourself, enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of your own light.” — Rumi

You have no need to travel anywhere.

11. “Finding yourself is a lifelong journey of discovery. The horizon of self is always moving and keeps you engaged in the pursuit. It is evolution by design.” — Unknown

12. “One does not ‘find oneself’ by pursuing one’s self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine… who one is and wants to be.” — May Sarton

13. “Sometimes we must lose ourselves to find ourselves.” ― Sonny Long

14. “It’s a life’s journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.” — Mariska Hargitay

15. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart

16. “The day you find yourself will be the most beautiful day, because after that ― you will never accept less than what you deserve.” — Ruby Dhal

17. “Finding your passion isn’t just about careers and money. It’s about finding your authentic self ― the one you’ve buried beneath other people’s needs.” — Kristin Hannah

18. “Ignore the drama, ignore the hatred, ignore the pain. Find peace, find happiness, find yourself.” — Unknown

19. “Finding yourself is a time of harmony because you develop that philosophy or belief system that will carry you throughout the rest of your life. When you love yourself, and who you are, you will savor and enjoy both life’s pain and pleasures.” — James Seaton

20. “The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want, you already are.” — Rumi

The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want, you already are

Conclusion

These inspirational finding yourself quotes really helped me recognize who I truly am.

I hope they will serve you as a great source of inspiration to understand yourself and learn how you can be the best version of yourself.Get inspired by these inspirational quotes about finding yourself and share them to inspire others too!

130 Best Finding Yourself Quotes To Give You A Mind Blow