In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.
My whole journey has been about self-acceptance.
What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.
A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.
The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
The actuality of all of material Nature is therefore kept out of action and that of all corporeality along with it, including the actuality of my body, the body of the cognizing subject.
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.
I think one probably absorbs things like a sponge and things emerge without your always being aware of it.
Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.
I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being.
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