Erik Erikson quotes

There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding, which constitutes a new hope and a new responsibility for all.

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.

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.

Babies control and bring up their families as much as they are controlled by them; in fact the family brings up baby by being brought up by him.

The way you 'take history' is also a way of 'making history.'

The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not thinking about future generations in the way we live.

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.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.