Only by Knowing Ourselves ...

[brawburd]

What's the origin and what's the rest of this phrase?

[sft42]

....fully can we hope to learn more about others. or a variation on the above....can't find an origin for it sorry Brawbird.......BTW what makes you so Braw anyhow's? though i'm sureyour totally fab is there any one reason?

[Quizmonster]

Not quite what you are seeking, I know, but it does in effect say much the same: "Not until we respect ourselves can we gain the esteem of others." That is a quote from Einstein.

[maxi29]

Not quite the same thing, but the motto of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece was "know thyself". The phrase also recalls Polonius's advice to Laertes in Hamlet; "This above all: to thine ownself be true/And it must follow, as the night the day/Thou canst not then be false to any man"

[brawburd]

sft42 - I posted this question again - as you noticed, because after the first time I couldn't find it on the site and thought I hadn't posted it!!!! So, thanks for your answer. And the Braw - it's cos I believe in positive thinking and unconditional positive regard for myself ...... conveniently negating all the not so braw bits!!!