Perception is less of a recording system and more of a protection system against external stimuli.

- Sigmund Freud
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- Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.
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- One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
- Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
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- In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart.
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