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. Erik Erikson accomplishmentchildfailure Change image and share on social
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. Erik Erikson futuregenerationlive Change image and share on social
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. Erik Erikson babybringcontrol Change image and share on social
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. Erik Erikson 40sagecycle share on social
We cannot leave history entirely to nonclinical observers and to professional historians. Erik Erikson historianhistoryleave Change image and share on social
He who is ashamed would like to force the world not to look at him, not to notice his exposure. He would like to destroy the eyes of the world. Erik Erikson ashameddestroyexposure Change image and share on social
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. Erik Erikson childdeathelder Change image and share on social
Man's true taproots are nourished in the sequence of generations, and he loses his taproots in disrupted developmental time, not in abandoned localities. Erik Erikson abandondevelopmentaldisrupt Change image and share on social
