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“There is a virtue, Simmias, which is named courage. Is not that a special attribute of the philosopher? ...Again, there is temperance. Is not the calm, and control, and disdain of the passions which even the many call temperance, a quality belonging only to those who despise the body and live in philosophy?”
The Trials Of Socrates • Plato“ "One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin."”
Metamorphosis and Other Stories • Franz Kafka“the idea of a finished human product not only appears presumptuous but even, in my opinion, lacks any strong appeal. Life is struggle and striving, development and growth - and analysis is one of the means that can help in this process. Certainly its positive accomplishments are important, but also the striving itself is of intrinsic value.”
Self-Analysis • Karen Horney“Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.”
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality • Jared Diamond“Underneath the topmost layers of frailty, men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed most of their vices are attempted shortcuts to love.”
The Practice of Psychological Assessment • John Steinbeck