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Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Adolescence Birth Born Higher Human More New Now Traits

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Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Down Each Each Individual Every He Himself Individual Lacks Love Loves Other Plato Sex Teaches Theory

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Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will.

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Topics: Intimate Most Muscles Organs Peculiar Sense Will

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Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Down Floating Girl Like Open Puberty River Sea

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Being an only child is a disease in itself.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Being Child Disease Itself Only Only Child

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Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Age Alive Arts Average Bodies Body Civilization Contagious Despite Disease Diseases Germ Greater Hard Keep Our Protection Some

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The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity.

~G. Stanley Hall

Topics: Acquire Even Future Given Heredity Impossible In The Past Man May Motor Must New Past Things Variations

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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.

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Topics: Best Development Farm Good Motor

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Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment.

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Topics: Activities Automatic Creature Environment Habit His Largely Less Man Many More More Or Less Stimuli

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The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.

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Topics: About Constitute Eight Human Human Life Life Period Twelve Unique Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: February 1st, 1844

Died: April 24th, 1924

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