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“Let me say to begin with: It is not neurotic to have conflict ... Conflicts within ourselves are an integral part of human life.”
Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis • Karen Horney“ "Have no friends not equal to yourself."”
The Analects of Confucius • Confucius““Be not too confiding, nor frivolous, nor over enthusiastic, —three rocks on which youth often strikes. Too confiding a nature loses respect, frivolity brings contempt, and others take advantage of excessive enthusiasm.””
The Lily Of The Valley • Honore de Balzac“If the Easter Islanders couldn't solve their milder local problems in the past, how can the modern world hope to solve its big global problems? People who get depressed at such thoughts often then ask me, “Jared, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the world’s future?” I answer, “I am a cautious optimist.” By that, I mean that, on the one hand, I acknowledge the seriousness of the problems facing us. If we don’t make a determined effort to solve them, and if we don’t succeed at that effort, the world as a whole within the next few decades will face a declining standard of living, or perhaps something worse. That’s the reason why I decided to devote most of my career efforts at this stage of my life to convincing people that our problems have to be taken seriously and won’t go away otherwise. On the other hand, we shall be able to solve our problems – if we choose to do so.”
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed • Jared Diamond“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.”
Man's Search For Meaning • Viktor E Frankl