Each month inside the MerryBody App, we explore a new theme through Yoga, Pilates, meditation and reflection. This month, it’s all about discovery. From uncovering and rediscovering the layers of yourself to seeing the world with a new perspective, these 20 discovery quotes will inspire you to stay curious, to keep growing and to embrace YOUR journey. Yoga, Pilates and meditation aren’t just movement and stillness… they’re tools for finding truth, clarity and meaning in this wild world.
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20 Quotes to Spark a Journey of Self-Discovery
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust
“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” — Albert Szent-Györgyi
“He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.” — Samuel Smiles
“There is no better high than discovery.” — E.O. Wilson
“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” — André Gide
“To find yourself, think for yourself.” — Socrates
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us.” — Marcel Proust
“Be who you are, and find yourself so you can be your own person and enjoy life with no regret.” — Bonnie Zackson Koury
“Finding oneself is a journey, not a destination.” — Unknown
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” — Carl Jung
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Lao Tzu
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” — Jean de La Fontaine
“What you discover on your own is always more exciting than what someone else discovers for you.” — Terrence Rafferty
“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” — William Arthur Ward
“Be curious, not judgmental.” — Walt Whitman
“We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.” — Lloyd Alexander
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” — James Joyce
“Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be.” — H.G. Wells