A Quote by Erich Fromm

As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.

Erich Fromm

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Ascend Ladder Mask Social Thicker Wears

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Erich Fromm
American - Psychologist
March 23, 1900 - March 18, 1980

New generations of humans inherit the acquired discoveries of generations past, allowing cosmic insight to accumulate without limit. Each discovery of science therefore adds a rung to a ladder of knowledge whose end is not in sight because we are building the ladder as we go along. As far as I can tell, as we assemble and ascend this ladder, we will forever uncover the secrets of the universe - one by one.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is quite true that no one shows himself as he is, but wears his mask and plays his part. Indeed, the whole of our social arrangements may be likened to a perpetual comedy; and this is why a man who is worth anything finds society so insipid, while a blockhead is quite at home in it.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Negative thinking is subtle and deceptive. It wears many faces and hides behind the mask of excuses. It is important to strip away the mask and discover the real, root emotion.

Robert H. Schuller

The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were a boon and a path out of poverty.

Diane Ravitch

The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.

Deepak Chopra

Boredom is a mask frustration wears.

Neal Stephenson

Anybody who wears a mask is scared.

Gump Worsley

You might need a little more nuance in personal relationships. Climbing the work ladder is different from climbing the social ladder.

Miriam Shor

My concentration span is truly that of a gnat. Some people have this ladder, and that's all there is - the ladder. I have the ladder, too, but there's a building around it with scaffolding, and lots of windows for me to peek into. Then suddenly I'll remember, 'Oh, there's the ladder. I should be concentrating on that.'

Natascha McElhone

The Patriot wears that mask EVERYWHERE! Even in the shower!

Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira

He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.

George Orwell

We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we're capable of.