..nothing is more dangerous than solitude: there our imagination, always disposed to rise, taking a new flight on the wings of fancy, pictures to us a chain of beings of whom we seem the most inferior. All things appear greater than they really are, and all seem superior to us. This operation of the mind is quite natural: we so continually feel our own imperfections, and fancy we perceive in others the qualities we do not possess, attributing to them also all that we enjoy ourselves, that by this process we form the idea of a perfect, happy man, –a man, however, who only exists in our own imagination.Anonymous
About This Quote
The mind is a wonderful thing. It is so full of all sorts of feedback that it can create a person who appears real to us. When we feel inferior to someone else, the mind makes us feel that way. This happens without our even realizing it.
We all know people who are more successful than we are, live in more beautiful places, have more money, etc. We are all guilty of this. We are not aware of it most of the time, but when someone looks at our reflection in the mirror and sees someone else, it can make us feel inferior.
We are all guilty of this because we are subject to the mind's tricks.
Source: The Sorrows Of Young Werther
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