Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Alice Miller Quotes: The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings.
         

The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings.


Alice Miller
Check all other quotes by Alice Miller

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Alice Miller Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-true-opposite-of-depression-is-not-358082>.





Check out


Other quotes of Alice Miller


The more we idealize the past and refuse to acknowledge our childhood sufferings, the more we pass them on unconsciously to the next generation.

The more we idealize the past and refuse to acknowledge our childhood sufferings, the more we pass them on unconsciously to the next generation.



The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.

The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.



What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.



Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.



For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.



The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.

The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.



Disrespect is the weapon of the weak

Disrespect is the weapon of the weak



All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection



Genuine feelings cannot be produced, nor can they be eradicated. We can only repress them, delude ourselves, and deceive our bodies. The body sticks to the facts.

Genuine feelings cannot be produced, nor can they be eradicated. We can only repress them, delude ourselves, and deceive our bodies. The body sticks to the facts.



We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents would respect them and take them seriously as people.

We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents would respect them and take them seriously as people.





Other quotes you may like


I wonder what children whose parents have money think about in their spare time.

I wonder what children whose parents have money think about in their spare time.



Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~Jack

Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~Jack



I build boxesand place them at your feet, to measure the distance between dreams and reality.

I build boxesand place them at your feet, to measure the distance between dreams and reality.



Setbacks are just learning experiences.

Setbacks are just learning experiences.



True passions do not deprive love.

True passions do not deprive love.



The whole world is our dining room, but be careful: it is also our garbage can

The whole world is our dining room, but be careful: it is also our garbage can



This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.



Handicap: an allocation of strokes on one or more holes that permits two golfers of very different ability to do equally poorly on the same course.

Handicap: an allocation of strokes on one or more holes that permits two golfers of very different ability to do equally poorly on the same course.



Italians still know how to enjoy life, even as the country seems stuck in place.

Italians still know how to enjoy life, even as the country seems stuck in place.



People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.

People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings.". Author of this quote is Alice Miller. This quote is about gaiety, absence, spontaneous, freedom, opposites, vitality, depression, pain, experience,.