All types of knowledge, ultimately self knowledge.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- All learning leads back to understanding oneself.
- In plain terms
- All knowledge is about knowing yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek self-knowledge through learning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What have you learned about yourself recently?
- How does knowledge change you?
Another view
External knowledge can exist independently of self-reflection.
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