Self-knowledge can be painful, but not half so damaging as self-ignorance
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Knowing yourself hurts but ignoring yourself causes greater harm over time.
- In plain terms
- Pain from self-knowledge is less than damage from ignoring yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Face your truths even if they hurt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you avoid knowing about yourself?
- Is pain worth the truth?
Another view
Sometimes ignorance protects against immediate trauma.
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