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“As Albert Einstein once said to me: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity." But what is much more widespread than the actual stupidity is the playing stupid, turning off your ear, not listening, not seeing.”

Quote by Frederick Salomon Perls

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Frederick Salomon Perls

Frederick Salomon Perls, born on July 8, 1893, in Germany, and died on March 14, 1970, in the United States, was a prominent psychiatrist and one of the founders of existential-humanistic psychology. He made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy, particularly in the areas of psychological treatment and theories of self-actualization. more

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