Personality, Too, Is Destiny.

Do Not Mistake A Child For His Symptom.

In The Social Jungle Of Human Existence, There Is No Feeling Of Being Alive Without A Sense Of Identity.

Will, Therefore, Is The Unbroken Determination To Exercise Free Choice As Well As Self-restraint, In Spite Of The Unavoidable Experience Of Shame And Doubt In Infancy.

When We Looked At The Life Cycle In Our 40s, We Looked To Old People For Wisdom. At 80, Though, We Look At Other 80-year-olds To See Who Got Wise And Who Not. Lots Of Old People Don't Get Wise, But You Don't Get Wise Unless You Age.

Children Cannot Be Fooled By Empty Praise And Condescending Encouragement. They May Have To Accept Artificial Bolstering Of Their Self-esteem In Lieu Of Something Better, But What I Call Their Accruing Ego Identity Gains Real Strength Only From Wholehearted And Consistent Recognition Of Real Accomplishment, That Is, Achievement That Has Meaning In Their Culture.