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It is not for us to hold ourselves above the position of grateful people. We have to be able to accept. Anything else shows an unwillingness to grant someone else the superior place.
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Dear, dear, the miniature world of the family! All the emotions of mankind seem to find a place in it.
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A person who can really be called an unselfish person, has no place in life.
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Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
Bruno Bettelheim
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Born:
June 5, 1884
Died:
August 27, 1969
(aged 85)
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