Quotes from a psychological master

In a very real sense, everyone is an island in himself;

Only he is willing to be the first Only by himself and being allowed to be himself can he build bridges with other islands.

——Carl Rogers

To fully relate to another person, one must first relate to oneself.

If we fail to embrace our own loneliness, we are simply using others as a shield against isolation.

Only when a person can live like an eagle and does not need any audience can he turn to another person with love. Only then can one care about the growth of another being.

——Owen Yalom

There are two great joys in life: one is not getting what you love, so you can seek and create;

The other It’s about getting something you love so you can taste and experience it.

——Sigmund Freud

The most important thing is to learn to be alone without reading, listening to the radio, smoking or drinking .

The ability to concentrate is reflected in the ability to be alone, and this ability is a condition for learning to love.

——Eric Fromm

Love is not first of all a relationship with a specific person; it is an attitude, a personality tendency.

This kind of attitude and personality tendency determines a person's relationship with the entire world, not the relationship with the same "love object".

——Eric Fromm