Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a

“Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship – requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver.”

— Thomas Szasz

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Category: relationship
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There are three principal means of acquiring

“There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge… observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.”

— Denis Diderot

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Category: knowledge
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Men speak of natural rights, but I

“Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.”

— Calvin Coolidge

Author: Calvin Coolidge
Category: nature
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