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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Sanity is very rare; every man almost and every woman has a dash of madness.”

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American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“The expectation that every neurotic phenomenon can be cured may, I suspect, be derived from the layman's belief that the neuroses are something quite unnecessary which have no right whatever to exist. Whereas in fact they are severe, constitutionally fixed illnesses, which rarely restrict themselves to only a few attacks but persist as a rule over long periods throughout life.”

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Book:New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

Source: New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

“Neurosis is the result of a conflict between the ego and its id, whereas psychosis is the analogous outcome of a similar disturbance in the relation between the ego and the external world.”

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Book:Abstracts of the Standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud

Source: Abstracts of the Standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud

“Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined by too confident a security.”

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Book:Burke, Select Works

Source: Burke, Select Works

“A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.”

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Author:B. F. Skinner

“After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from setbacks. By sticking it out through tough times, they emerge stronger from adversity.”

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Author:Albert Bandura

“My psychoanalysis has equipped you with the equivalent of a train ticket to recovery. It is now your decision whether or not you choose to make full use of it.”

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Author:Sigmund Freud

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