Life is a spark between two identical voids, the darkness before birth and the one after death.
IRVIN D. YALOM
Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life.
More Irvin D. Yalom Quotes
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Life is a spark between two identical voids, the darkness before birth and the one after death.
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Does a being who requires meaning find meaning in a universe that has no meaning?
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Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don’t leave any unlived life behind.
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One comprehends oneself in order not to be preoccupied with oneself.
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If I’m among men who don’t agree at all with my nature, I will hardly be able to accommodate myself to them without greatly changing myself.
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Mirroring, softly, barely audibly, just under the membrane of consciousness.
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A free man who lives among the ignorant strives as far as he can to avoid their favors. A free man acts honestly, not deceptively.
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To the extent that one is responsible for one’s life, one is alone.
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Some sort of greater awareness of their own finiteness and what their time on earth really is, and what they really want to do with their lives, could help improve them.
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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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Love is not just a passion spark between two people; there is infinite difference between falling in love and standing in love.
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The act of revealing oneself fully to another and still being accepted may be the major vehicle of therapeutic help.
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We project ourselves into the future through our children; we grow rich, famous, ever larger; we develop compulsive protective rituals; or we embrace an impregnable belief in an ultimate rescuer.
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The death anxiety of many people is fueled … by disappointment at never having fulfilled their potential.
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