We forget that the soul has its own ancestors.

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As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances...

As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances...

We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being...

We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being...

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path....This is what I...

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path....This is what I...

I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think...

I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think...

You don't know what you're going to get into when you follow your bliss.

You don't know what you're going to get into when you follow your bliss.

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We...

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We...

In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of...

In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of...

We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid...

We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid...

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path... this is what...

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path... this is what...

Psychotherapy theory turns it all on you: you are the one who is wrong. If...

Psychotherapy theory turns it all on you: you are the one who is wrong. If...

It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation.

It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation.

You don't attack the grunts of Vietnam; you blame the theory behind the war. Nobody...

You don't attack the grunts of Vietnam; you blame the theory behind the war. Nobody...

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours...

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours...

We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want...

We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want...

We can't change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see...

We can't change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see...

I'm cautious about a lot of words.

I'm cautious about a lot of words.

Loss means losing what was We want to change but we don't want to lose....

Loss means losing what was We want to change but we don't want to lose....

I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics.

I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics.

I'm the result of upbringing, class, race, gender, social prejudices, and economics. So I'm a...

I'm the result of upbringing, class, race, gender, social prejudices, and economics. So I'm a...