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“The primitive man has one quality, elaborated and maintained by the very necessities of his hard struggle for life – he identifies his own existence with that of his tribe; and without that quality mankind never would have attained the level as it has attained now.”
― Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
― Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
“Even rest is fragile. I am afraid all the time. I am afraid of what has already happened. And of what could happen.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“The first and foremost task for the therapist is to create an accepting and empathic context, which in itself has great therapeutic value because for many people it is a novel and deeply gratifying experience to be accepted and listened to respectfully.”
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“Maybe every childhood is the terrain on which we try to pinpoint how much we matter and how much we don’t, a map where we study the dimensions and the borders of our worth.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible

“Perfectionism is the belief that something is broken - you. So you dress up your brokenness with degrees, achievements, accolades, pieces of paper, none of which can fix what you think you are fixing.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible

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