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Immature love says "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."


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Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

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The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.



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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.



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The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.



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