Psychology quotes about the part of you that does not report in

The feeling of being understood is especially sweet to the solitary souls who are forever longing for “understanding.”

Only a dead man can be explained in terms of the past, a living one must be otherwise explained.

We are never so defenceless against suffering as when we love, never so forlornly unhappy as when we have lost our love-object or its love.

The more righteous a man is the stricter and more suspicious will his conscience be, so that ultimately it is precisely those people who have carried holiness farthest who reproach themselves with the deepest sinfulness.

The idea of potential loss plays a large role in human decision making.

Any accomplishment is just a new, higher bar for you to get over in future.

As a rule, we most prefer to say yes to the requests of someone we know and like.

The very fuel you used to get you here robs you of the ability to enjoy the act of arriving.

There is an innocence of admiration: it is possessed by him to whom it has not yet occurred that he himself may be admired some day.

The faults of men are characteristic of the class to which they belong. By observing a man's faults, it may be known that he is virtuous.

Modernity probably brings more unhappiness than the past.

Self-esteem is the reputation that you have with yourself.

Under peaceful conditions the militant man attacks himself.

Nature’s wants are slight; the demands of opinion are boundless.

It is the sign of an unstable mind not to be able to endure riches.

It's a disaster to let the wrong idea become the top one in your mind.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

Big problems are terrifying. There's an almost physical pain in facing them.

Logic, reason, and common sense must trump everything else in decision-making.

Behavior modification typically takes about 18 months of constant reinforcement.

Sin was not necessarily something that you did: it might be something that happened to you.

You’re not afraid of failing. You’re afraid of what other people will think of you if you fail.

Objectivity maintenance routines are totally required in life if you’re going to be a correct thinker.

It is curious, but till that moment I had never realized what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man.