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“It is too often forgotten that the gift of speech, so centrally employed, has been elaborated as much for the purpose of concealing thought by dissimulation and lying as for the purpose of elucidating and communicating thought.”

Quote by Wilfred Bion

Book:Seven Servants: Four Works

Work

Seven Servants: Four Works

This book is a compilation of four separate literary pieces, each with its own unique story and thematic elements, brought together under the title 'Seven Servants'. more

Author

Wilfred Bion was a British psychoanalyst born on September 8, 1897, and died on August 28, 1979. He made significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis, particularly in the areas of group dynamics and object relations theory. more

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