Schemas like ‘I am inferior’, ‘people can’t be trusted’, ‘I will be abandoned’ or ‘the world is dangerous’ influence the content of people’s thoughts in day-to-day situations, and therefore contribute to distress and psychological problems.
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
― Great Speeches / Abraham Lincoln: with Historical Notes by John Grafton
― Great Speeches / Abraham Lincoln: with Historical Notes by John Grafton
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience. We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
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