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The Forgotten Language: An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths

Book by Erich Fromm · 4 quotes · Dream, Awake, Communication

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The Forgotten Language: An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths Quotes

“We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.”

“Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world.”

“We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake.”