What amazes me the most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.
PhilosophyPsychologySelf awarenessSelf improvementSurpriseWeakness
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It amazes me that people don’t notice their own weakness.
- In plain terms
- People often ignore their own flaws.
- What can you take from it?
- Self‑awareness is rare but valuable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we avoid seeing our own flaws?
- How can we improve self‑recognition?
Another view
Some may be aware but choose not to act on it.
More from Blaise Pascal
What a Chimera is man! What a novelty, a monster, a chaos, a contradiction, a prodigy! Judge of all things, an imbecile worm of the earth; depository of truth,…
Permalink to quote #62 What must I do? I see nothing but obscurities on every side. Shall I believe I am nothing? Shall I believe I am God?
Permalink to quote #64 We would never travel on the sea if we had no hope of telling about it later... We lose our lives with joy provided people talk about it... Even philosophers w…
Permalink to quote #61
Related quotes
Epictetus goes much further when he asks: Why do we not lose our temper if someone tells us that we have a headache, while we do lose it if someone says there …
Blaise PascalBlaise Pascal quote #15 Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.
George SantayanaGeorge Santayana quote #28 We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.
Daniel J. BoorstinDaniel J. Boorstin quote #1