self awareness, n.All

Self-awareness is that without which we are as babies in the cradles.

Self-awareness is rare — nature couldn't make us perfect, so she did the next best thing: she made us blind to our faults.

Self-awareness is important — the greatest of faults is to be conscious of none.

Ants are amongst the few animals who passed the mirror test, which is a strong evidence of self-recognition, and indicates the possibility of self-awareness (i.e. a “sense of self”).