We need not take refuge in supernatural gods to explain our saints and sages and heroes and statesmen, as if to explain our disbelief that mere unaided human beings could be that good or wise.
ABRAHAM MASLOWEvery person is, in part, his own project and makes himself.
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The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation.
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Every person is, in part, his own project and makes himself.
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The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy.
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To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.
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People are not evil; they are schlemiels.
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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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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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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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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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False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.
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The definition of the good society is one in which virtue pays.
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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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One’s only rival is one’s own potentialities. One’s only failure is failing to live up to one’s own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.
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Be independent of the good opinion of other people.
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