Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's… — M Scott Peck Copy Share
Given the imperfections of our society and the apparent downward spiral of spiritual and moral values in recent years, thinking has become a grave issue. It is more urgent now - perhaps more urgent than anything else - because it is the means by which we consider, decide and act upon everything in our increasingly complex world. If we don't… — M Scott Peck Copy Share
It can take a lifetime for many people to come to terms with the freedom they truly have to think for themselves. But this path to freedom is obstructed by societal myths, one of which would have us believe that once we have completed adolescence, we can't change much. In reality, we are able to change and grow throughout our… — M Scott Peck Copy Share
Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth…true love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love or cathexis, it is correct… — M Scott Peck Copy Share
It is no surprise that many people resist the arduous effort involved in continually monitoring and revising their thinking... Yet if all the energy… — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Just going around having different experiences is worthless, if one does not learn something about oneself and the rest of the world from the… — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience. Falling in love is not. — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Mysterious though it is, the choice to actually learn as an adult and devote one's will consciously to growth and learning is the most… — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Do not seek understanding that you might have faith; seek faith that you might understand. — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Consciousness is the foundation of all thinking; and thinking is the foundation of all consciousness. Perhaps the best measure of someone's degree of consciousness… — M Scott Peck Copy Share Image
