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Abraham Maslow Quotes: What we call 'normal' in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don't even notice it ordinarily.
         

What we call 'normal' in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don't even notice it ordinarily.


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You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.

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If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.



Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward, learning what is good and bad, learning what is desirable and undesirable, learning what to choose and what not to choose.

Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward, learning what is good and bad, learning what is desirable and undesirable, learning what to choose and what not to choose.



The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

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