M. Scott Peck
M. Scott Peck
Morgan Scott Peckwas an American psychiatrist and best-selling author, best known for his first book, The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth22 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
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We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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Doubt is often the beginning of wisdom.
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Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction between oneself and the other is always maintained and preserved.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.
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The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
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Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
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I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.
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Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.
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A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged.
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All human interactions are opportunities either to learn or to teach.
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The more effort we make to appreciate and perceive reality, the larger and more accurate our maps will be. But many do not want to make this effort.
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When any institution becomes large and compartmentalized, with departments and subdepartments, then the conscience of the institution will often become so fragmented and diluted as to be virtually nonexistent, and the organization becomes inherently evil.