338 Quotes by M. Scott Peck

Evil people hate the light because it reveals themselves to themselves. ... They will destroy the light, the goodness, the love in order to avoid the pain of self-awareness. ... [E]vil is laziness carried to its ultimate, extraordinary extreme.

There is no act of love that is not an act of work or courage. No exceptions.

Spiritually evolved people, by virtue of their discipline, mastery and love, are people of extraordinary competence, and in their competence they are called on to serve the world, and in their love they answer the call.

The feeling of being valuable is a cornerstone of self-discipline because when you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself- including things like using your time well. In this way, self-discipline is self-caring.

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

The only real security in life lies in relishing life’s insecurity.

We cannot solve a problem by saying, “It’s not my problem.” We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone else will solve it for us. I can solve a problem only when I say, “This is my problem and it’s up to me to solve it.”

Many addictions can be far more dangerous than addiction to drugs. The addiction to power...

When we love something it is of value to us, and when something is of value to us we spend time with it, time enjoying it and time taking care of it...