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In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Alive Being Existence Feeling Human Human Existence Identity Jungle Sense Social Without

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The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Know Know Yourself More Others Patience See You Yourself

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There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding, which constitutes a new hope and a new responsibility for all.

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Topics: Child Every Hope Miracle New Responsibility Stage Unfolding Vigorous Which

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You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever's in them rises to the surface in free play.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Also Artist Child Children Close Creativity Enormous Free He His How Paint Play Problems Rises Says See Seeing Surface Them Things Whatever Without Word Wrong You Young Young Children

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When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other 80-year-olds to see who got wise and who not. Lots of old people don't get wise, but you don't get wise unless you age.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Age Cycle Get Got Life Look Looked Lots Old Old People Other Our People See Though Unless Who Wisdom Wise You

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Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Any Better Each Interdependence Learn Life Make Need Other Sense Sooner Us Without

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Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Accomplishment Child Children Failure Hateful His Joy Love Loved Mistake Much Prefer Symptom Triumph Very Want

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Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Children Death Elders Enough Fear Healthy Integrity Life Will

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Doubt is the brother of shame.

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Brother Doubt Shame

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The way you 'take history' is also a way of 'making history.'

~Erik Erikson

Topics: Also History Making Take Way You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: June 15th, 1902

Died: May 12th, 1994

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