Rollo May
American existential psychologist, stating 'The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.'
Most quoted
"The human being cannot live in a condition of emptiness for very long; if he is not growing toward something, he is usually dying toward something."
— from Man's Search for Himself, 1953
"The fully developed personality is one who can live in the present, learn from the past, and plan for the future."
— from Man's Search for Himself, 1953
"The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it."
— from Book, 1983
All quotes by Rollo May (100)
The symbol is the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious.
The creative process is a journey into the unknown.
The human being is a being of meaning.
The ultimate freedom is the freedom to be oneself.
The experience of guilt is a sign that we have violated our own values.
The neurotic is the person who is afraid to grow.
The creative act is an act of self-discovery.
The human being is a being of choice.
The greatest courage is the courage to be vulnerable.
The symbol is the vehicle of transformation.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
Freedom is the capacity to pause between the stimulus and the response.
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
Courage is not the absence of despair; it is the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
Depression is the inability to construct a future.
The human dilemma is that which we experience as a central nexus of the universe.
Love is not only a feeling, it is a will to action.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Contemporaries of Rollo May
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Rollo May (1909–1994).