"He sido un hombre afortunado en la vida, nada me ha sido facil." "I've been a fortunate man in life, nothing has come easy"
Sigmund FreudRead
When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.
Interpretation
Weighing pros and cons is beneficial for making minor decisions.
In this quote, Sigmund Freud expresses the importance of evaluating the advantages and disadvantages when faced with decisions that, while seemingly minor, can still impact our lives. This approach encourages careful thought and reflection, enabling individuals to make informed choices, even in situations that might appear trivial at first glance.
In practice
In a team meeting when discussing which projects to pursue.
"He sido un hombre afortunado en la vida, nada me ha sido facil." "I've been a fortunate man in life, nothing has come easy"
I take up the standpoint that the tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man, and I come back now to the statement that it constitutes the most powerful obstacle to culture.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love, never so forlornly unhappy as when we have lost our love object or its love.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.
Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity; it is that which gives value to every character. The ignorant peasant, without fault, is greater than the philosopher with many; for what is genius or courage without a heart?
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny.
In short, Clevinger was one of those people with lots of intelligence and no brains, and everyone knew it except those who soon found it out.
Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb truth, and then tell of the things you know, as if you know them. The world will listen, for the world loves nothing so much as real life.
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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