Psychology Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

“I once knew a weak woman of fashion, who was more than commonly proud of her delicacy and sensibility. She thought a distinguishing taste…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“There is plenty of misery in the world, all right, but there is ample pleasure, as well. If a person forswears pleasure in order…

— Tom Robbins

“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should continually test…

— Ryan Holiday

“For others, however, the significance of anxiety in disclosing a fundamental insight into human existence is grasped. At this point their consciences will never…

— Stephen Batchelor

“And is it possible,’ said Emily, as these recollections returned—‘is it possible, that a mind, so susceptible of whatever is grand and beautiful, could…

— Ann Radcliffe

“For some, life may be a playground to undermine the brainwaves of others or simply a vainglorious game with an armory of theatrics, illustrating…

— Erik Pevernagie

From the height of their disillusionment they look down upon those whom they despise as simple souls. For my part I have no sympathy…

— Bertrand Russell

“Many people are in fact living with a diminished sense of meaning, and they struggle to fill the void within them by frantically pursuing…

— John Chaffee

How can you admire a human who consciously embraces the bland, the mediocre, and the safe rather than risk the suffering that disappointment can…

— Tom Robbins

“Self-mortification, far from producing liberation from material things, is far more likely to cause either an unhinged mind, delusions or a masochistic taste for…

— Idries Shah

We are wrong to fear superiority of mind and soul; this superiority is very moral, for understanding everything makes a person tolerant and the…

— Bill Vaughan

“As highly sensitive empaths, we are particularly prone to experiencing the Dark Night of the Soul. The less defined our sense of self is…

— Aletheia Luna