“The ideal parent is not anxiously hanging around trying to micromanage everything. The ideal parent makes it feel that problems, difficulties and dangers don’t always have to be avoided: they can be coped with, solved or skilfully overcome. Such a… — The School of Life Copy Share Image
“He simply believed that the capitalist system forces everyone to put economic interests at the heart of their lives, so that they can no… — The School of Life Copy Share
“Hold your beliefs lightly.’ Certainty is not necessarily a friend of sanity, although it is often mistaken for it.” — The School of Life Copy Share
“The central solution to all this trouble is to normalise a new and more accurate picture of emotional functioning: to make it clear just… — The School of Life Copy Share
“Aristotle also observed that every virtue seems to be bang in the middle of two vices. It occupies what he termed ‘the golden mean’… — The School of Life Copy Share
“We need to imagine the turmoil, disappointment, worry and sheer confusion in people who may outwardly appear merely aggressive.” — The School of Life Copy Share
“The ideal parent is not anxiously hanging around trying to micromanage everything. The ideal parent makes it feel that problems, difficulties and dangers don’t… — The School of Life Copy Share
“We may believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity.” — The School of Life Copy Share
“Morris wished for people to see their purchases as investments and buy items sparingly. He would have preferred for someone to spend £1,000 on… — The School of Life Copy Share
“The road to calmer relationships therefore isn’t necessarily about removing points of contention. It’s rather about assuming that they are going to happen and… — The School of Life Copy Share
“The great works of culture have it in their power to clear mental confusion, they give us words for things we had felt but… — The School of Life Copy Share
“If we cannot always be entirely sane in our relationships, the kindest thing we can do for those who care about us is to… — The School of Life Copy Share
