...nobody can stand truth if it is told to him. Truth can be tolerated only if you discover it yourself because then, the pride of discovery makes the truth palatable.
Frederick Salomon PerlsOur dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.
Frederick Salomon PerlsI am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.
Frederick Salomon PerlsHave a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference.
Frederick Salomon PerlsSo if you find out how you prevent yourself from growing, from using your potential, you have away of increasing this, making life richer, making you more and more capable of mobilizing yourself. And our potential is based upon a very peculiar attitude: to live and review every fresh second
Frederick Salomon Perls