Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle. Discourses
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
“You have shown me a strange image, and they are strange prisoners.” Republic
How easy it is to repel and to wipe away every impression which is troublesome or unsuitable, and immediately to be in all tranquility. Book V
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