Attitude Quotes
Other people teach us who we are. Their attitudes to us are the mirror in which we learn to see ourselves, but the mirror is distorted. We are, perhaps, rather dimly aware of the immense power of our social enviornment.
"Other people teach us who we are. Their attitudes to us are the mirror in which we learn to see ourselves, but the mirror is distorted. We are, perhaps, rather dimly aware of the immense power of our social enviornment."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Other people's responses shape self-image, but their judgments can be incomplete or distorted.
Key takeaway:
Consider social feedback without letting it define your entire identity.
Origin of the quote
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966), pp. 53–54 in the cited reference.
Who actually said this?
Passage identified through a secondary reference. Supplied enviornment in row 1116 is a copying error; original title retained for matching.
