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Katherine Mansfield

Quote of Katherine Mansfield - I want, by understanding myself, to...


Biography - Katherine Mansfield:

New Zealand modernist and short story writer.
Born: 1888 - Died: 1923
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: New Zealand

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Je veux comprendre les autres en me comprenant moi-même.

German
Indem ich mich selbst verstehe, möchte ich auch andere verstehen.




See also 

See also...



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

The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.




Quotes for: others


Quotes

Quotes about others:


The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.





Let the other side be heard as well.
Seneca / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.





Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.





If we had no pride we should not complain of that of others.











Quotes for: oneself


Quotes

Quotes about oneself:


It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.





I accept the great adventure of being me.











Quotes

Katherine Mansfield also said...


It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.





Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.












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