“The power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already; and that just as the eye was unable to turn from darkness to light without the whole body, so too the instrument of knowledge can only by the movement of the whole soul be turned from the world of becoming into that of being, and learn by degrees to endure the sight of being, and of the brightest and best of being, or in other words, of the good.” Republic

Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning. Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis

Language is originally and essentially nothing but a system of signs or symbols, which denote real occurrences, or their echo in the human soul. Psychology of the Unconscious

Our sex is ultimately laid down by our genes. Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality