22 quotes
American psychiatrist (1936–2005)
“Life is difficult.”
"You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time."
on Wisdom
"We cannot be a source for strength unless we nurture our own strength."
on Strength
"Ultimately love is everything."
on Love
"Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom."
on Success
"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."
on Life
"The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth."
"Whatever action we take may influence the course of civilization."
on Civil Rights
"A life of Wisdom must be a life of contemplation and action"
"For any single thing of importance, there are multiple reasons."
on Critical Thinking
"The only true end of love is spiritual growth or human evolution."
"Love always requires courage and involves risk."
"A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged."
on Truth
"The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning."
on Learning
"We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them."
on Problem Solving
"Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable."
"Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience."
"Most people want peace without the aloneness of [spiritual] power. And they want the self-confidence of adulthood without having to grow up."
"As I grow through love, so grows my joy, ever more present, ever more constant."
"You must have something in order to give it up."
on Self Awareness
"It is their attachment to us rather than their independence from us that we value in our pets."
on Relationships