Erik Erikson Quotes
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“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.”
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“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.”
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“There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding, which constitutes a new hope and a new responsibility for all.”
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“I am what survives of me.”
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“Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.”
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“You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever's in them rises to the surface in free play.”
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“We are what we love.”
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“The way you 'take history' is also a way of 'making history.'”
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“Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.”
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“A man's conflicts represent what he 'really' is.”