Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and honor those they have slain. The Karamazov Brothers
Through the eclipse of large areas of the self, by repression and inhibition as well as by idealization and externalization, the individual loses sight of himself; he feels, if he does not actually become, like a shadow without weight and substance. Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
“Have you never observed how invincible and unconquerable is spirit and how the presence of it makes the soul of any creature to be absolutely fearless and indomitable?” Republic
Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens. Essays
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