338 Quotes by M. Scott Peck

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    When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.

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    Genuine love not only respects the individuality of the other but actually cultivates it, even at the risk of separation or loss. The ultimate goal of life remains the spiritual growth of the individual, the solitary journey to peaks that can be climbed only alone.

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    The principal form that the work of love takes is attention. When we love another person we give him or her our attention; we attend to that person's growth.

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    We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.

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    Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life’s problems. Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline we can solve only some problems. With total discipline we can solve all problems.

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    I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences.

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