It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.
ABRAHAM MASLOWObviously the most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do.
More Abraham Maslow Quotes
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The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.
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If the essential core of the person is denied or suppressed, he gets sick sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes immediately, sometimes later.
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People are not evil; they are schlemiels.
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False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.
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Most people experience both tragedy and joy in varying proportions. Any philosophy which leaves out either cannot be considered to be comprehensive.
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What you don’t know has power over you; knowing it brings it under your control, and makes it subject to your choice. Ignorance makes real choice impossible.
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If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life. You will be evading your own capacities, your own possibilities.
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The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one’s daily life, in one’s neighbors, friends, and family, in one’s backyard.
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In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.
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Obviously the most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do.
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Secrecy, censorship, dishonesty, and blocking of communication threaten all the basic needs.
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Don’t worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, an poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
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What is life for? Life is for you.
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I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.
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