self-knowledge

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self-knowl·edge (s

Knowledge or understanding of one's own nature, abilities, and limitations; insight into oneself.

self-knowledge

knowledge of one's own character, etc.

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Noun

self-knowledge - an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities

discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

self-knowledge

noun

Quotations
"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan,"
"The proper study of mankind is man" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long" [Herman Hesse Steppenwolf]
"All our knowledge is, our selves to know" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be oneself" [Montaigne Essais]

Translations

self-knowledge [ˌselfˈnɒlɪdʒ] N → conocimiento m de sí mismo

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