We spend so much wasted energy trying to be as impressive as those we admire, failing to grasp how impressive we already are to those who quietly admire us. ― Richelle E. Goodrich Mantra: When I choose to love myself, I accept quiet admiration.

All children should be taught to unconditionally accept, approve, admire, appreciate, forgive, trust, and ultimately, love their own person. ― Asa Don Brown Mantra: When I choose to admire who I am, I deepen self-love.

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. ― William Arthur Ward Mantra: When I choose to be humble and confident, I treat all people with respect.

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. ― Theodore Roosevelt Mantra: When I choose to show people I care, I know I make a difference.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. ― Oscar Wilde Mantra: When I choose to open to knowledge within myself, I experience expansive wisdom.

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense. ― Kahlil Gibrán Mantra: When I choose to open to what I sense, I deepen my knowledge.

To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it. ― Lao Tzu Mantra: When I choose to accept what I don’t know, I open to vulnerability and humility.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ― Socrates Mantra: When I choose to accept what I don’t know, I open to learning.