Karl Menninger Quotes

A collection of quotes by Karl Menninger.

Karl Menninger (1893-1990) was an American psychiatrist and founder of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. He made significant contributions to the field of psychiatry, emphasizing the importance of understanding mental health as a social issue rather than simply an individual problem. Menninger played a crucial role in promoting psychiatric education and research, and his work had a lasting impact on the understanding and treatment of mental illness. His writings, such as "The Human Mind" and "Man Against Himself," continue to be widely read and respected in the field of psychiatry.

What is done to children, they will do to society.

What is done to children, they will do to society.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

Attitude

One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love gro

One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him.

Love

Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones

Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

Love

One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a c

One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.

Facts

Self-love is not opposed to the love of other people. You ca

Self-love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing people a favor, and vise versa.

Self Respect

Said in answer to the question: What would you advise a pers

Said in answer to the question: What would you advise a person to do if that person felt a nervous breakdown coming on?

Service

The voice of intelligence ... is drowned out by the roar of

The voice of intelligence ... is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.

Ignorance & Stupidity