Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves.
- Ernest R. Groves
- Date:
- [1935]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![and human resources and of personal desire and opportu¬ nity does not fall into our lap like ripened fruit shaken by the wind. The roadway to good judgment in this the su¬ preme problem of every person’s life proves too difficult for many and they turn away from the quest. They prefer to seek happiness along the easier avenue of some magical formula, or by day-dreaming, rather than look for facts, even though they are the most important one ever can discover. To struggle for emotional restraint, to discipline desire, to tolerate inherent weakness and to accept unes- capable limitation proves too exacting. Such men and women would be willing to know themselves if it did not demand energy, honest self-criticism, and maturity of judgment. They seek an easier way to happiness, but there is none. [24]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29815150_0036.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
