The fields of clinical psychology and psychiatry exist specifically to help the emotionally unstable become more stable and lead happier, healthier lives. Unlike in the eras of Vincent Van Gogh and Abraham Lincoln, there is now professional help available for… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
How people see the world is often a reflection of how they see themselves. If they think that the world is just a cesspool of lies and deceit, then they themselves may be full of lies and deceit. Watch out for those people who are always telling you just how corrupt the rest of the world is. As the saying… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share
We can find reasons to dislike anyone. But it's what you focus on and appreciate in a person that cultivates a positive relationship. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
Consider, for example, lust versus love. When we lust after someone or something, we think in terms of what they (or it) can do for us. When we love, however, our thoughts are immersed in what we can give to someone else. Giving makes us feel good, so we do it happily. But when we lust, we only want to… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share
Whenever you are questioning a person's desire for something, consider what he does, not necessarily what he says. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
The reason why we often get poor advice is that it's hard to find a person who always has our best interest at heart,… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
Jealousy of other people's success is a sure sign that you feel unfulfilled in your own life. Seeing them enjoy the fruits of their… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
Suicide is the dumbest possible way of getting revenge. Why is that? Because the people you want to strike back at are the very same folks who won't even remember you a week after you're gone, while the people you want to spare most -- the people who love you -- are the ones who will have to live with… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share
When someone refuses to listen to you or others, there is one source or entity that he will listen to: Call it God, the… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
When a person gives, he loves the object of his giving more -- and so love is planted and grows. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
If you know how much reality is getting in, then you know a great deal about what a person sees to be true. — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
Never ask advice from someone who has something at stake or something to lose from your decision. The more objective the person is the… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
