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Samuel Johnson

"Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind."

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"Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind."

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"That which he projects ahead of him as his ideal, is merely his substitute for the lost narcissism of his childhood - the time when he was his own ideal."

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"When you judge yourself for needing help, you judge those you are helping. When you attach value to giving help, you attach value to needing help. The danger of tying your self-worth to being a helper is feeling shame when you have to ask for help. Offering help is courageous and compassionate, but so is asking for help."

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