4,465 Quotes About Psychology

Es wäre lächerliche und ungerechtfertigte Selbstüberhebung, wenn wir annehmen wollten, wir seien energischer oder intelligenter als das Altertum - unser Wissensstoff hat zugenommen, nicht aber die Intelligenz. Darum sind wir neuen Ideen gegenüber gerade so borniert und unfähig wie die Menschen in den dunklesten Zeiten des Altertums. An Wissen sind wir reich geworden, nicht aber an Weisheit.

The effectOf this momentLasted foreverAnd still stands;It’s in my heart;It’s in my mind;Like a wonder

Will I stick to the eternityOf never trying?Or will I challenge the uncertaintyOf what can happenIf I see you again?

One's capacity to forget absolutely is immense.

It almost seems that occasionally giving up self-consciousness is necessary for building a strong self-concept.

This negativity of my mindIs to blameFor missing lovingAnd being loved

But I must forgetI am in love with youTo be ableTo get this rightTaking into accountMy anxiety

When you say Jonah seems broken, what do you mean?" Justine said."I think he's broken and that people mistake it for shamelessness," I said. People really were very keen to imagine Jonah as shameless, as lacking in that quality, like he was something not quite human that had adopted human form. I suppose it's no surprise that we feel the need to dehumanize the people we hurt—before, during, or after the hurting occurs.

Never act out of desperation.