- Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you. »
- Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, 'Something is out of tune.' »
- There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. »
- The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. »
- Nothing worse could happen to one than to be completely understood. »
- If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. »
- Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. »
- Man needs difficulties they are necessary for health. »
- Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. »
- An understanding heart is everything is a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. »
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