The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization.
—Karen Horney
Topics: Perfection
Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their feeling of playing a relatively small part in the creation of living beings, which constantly impels them to an overcompensation in achievement?
—Karen Horney
Topics: Creativity
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
—Karen Horney
Topics: Action, Worry, Self-Control
Psychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
—Karen Horney
Topics: Life
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Robert Collier American Self-Help Author
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