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To love means to be actively concerned for the life and the growth of another.

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A curious thought experiment. . . Nietzsche’s message to us was to live life in such a way that we would be willing to repeat the same life eternally
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Absolute power, as we have always known, corrupts absolutely; it corrupts because it does not do the trick for the individual.
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Death cures psychoneurosis. In a sense all these neurotic concerns–fear of rejection, interpersonal concerns–seem to melt away, and people get another perspective on their lives. The important things are really important, and the trivia of life is trivialized.
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Some have expressed the very opposite feeling–the fear that they would not be interesting enough to write about.
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Life as a therapist is a life of service in which we daily transcend our personal wishes and turn our gaze toward the needs and growth of the other.
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We take pleasure not only in the growth of our patient but also in the ripple effect—the salutary influence our patients have upon those whom they touch in life.
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Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.
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Does a being who requires meaning find meaning in a universe that has no meaning?
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Psychotherapy is a cyclical process from isolation into relationship. It is cyclical because the patient, in terror of existential isolation, relates deeply and meaningfully to the therapist and then, strengthened by this encounter, is led back again to a confrontation with existential isolation.
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Rather, love is a way of being, a “giving to,” not a ‘falling for”; a mode of relating at large, not an act limited to a single person.
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The drive for power is not uncommonly motivated by this dynamic. One’s own fear and sense of limitation is avoided by enlarging oneself and one’s sphere of control.
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The more you fail to experience your life fully, the more you will fear death.
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Never take away anything if you have nothing better to offer
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What? ‘Borderline patients play games’? That what you said? Ernest, you’ll never be a real therapist if you think like that. That’s exactly what I meant earlier when I talked about the dangers of diagnosis.
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Your greatest instrument is you, yourself, and the work of self-understanding is endless. I’m still learning.
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If one is to love oneself one must behave in ways that one can admire.
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