William C. Menninger

(1899–1966) Psychiatrist

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William C. Menninger was a psychiatrist, best known for You and psychiatry.

Quick Facts About William C. Menninger

Born: October 15, 1899
Died: September 6, 1966
Profession: Psychiatrist
Notable works: You and psychiatry

About William C. Menninger

William Claire Menninger was a co-founder with his brother Karl and his father of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, an internationally known center for treatment of behavioral disorders.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by William C. Menninger

A fellow must know where he wants to go, if he is going to get anywhere. It is so easy just to…

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Checks

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Hate can only flourish where love is absent.

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Absent

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It is just as important, perhaps more important, for the teacher to have the benefit of personal counseling when he needs it…

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Benefits

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It is difficult to give children a sense of security unless you have it yourself. If you have it, they catch it…

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Children

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The Criteria of Emotional Maturity: The ability to deal constructively with reality The capacity to adapt to change A relative freedom from…

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Ability

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Maturity is the capacity to love, to care about other people in the broadest sense ... and to continue to increase this…

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Aging

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Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.

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Charity

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In positive terms, we can state that psychological maturity entails finding greater satisfaction in giving than in receiving; having a capacity to…

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Absence

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The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for…

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Amount

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