A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues.

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

Boys will be boys as long as there are no girls in the picture.

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.

We must remember that knowledge of one’s own deep nature is also simultaneously knowledge of human nature in general.

I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him self- acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it.