"It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little butterflies. Maturation makes liars of us all."

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Source : George E. Vaillant (1977). “Adaptation to Life”, p.197, Harvard University Press

George Vaillant

#Liars Quotes #Butterfly Quotes #Littles Quotes

“I guess I like who I am now. I'd just like to have a little more internal peace. I'm sure everybody would.”
“I'm selling evolution. You grow or you die.”
“It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.”
“My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.”
“Hank Williams was one of the greatest writers of all time, and it's very sad that his career lasted for only six years.”
“Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.”
“Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal.”
“What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you.”

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