"Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!"
2007-10-09 08:07:24 · 4 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
That was Charles Dickens from "The Chimes." Indeed a very profound quote. It was written back in 1844 when we knew very little about psychology.
2007-10-09 08:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Moore 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It goes to show that human beings are subjective--including literally, to their environment. This is why so much of our preoccupation with our personal relationships with one another is really only focus on so much illusion, because to the degree we are subjective, we are really unable to objectively perceive, and be perceived by, others.
2007-10-09 21:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by Paradigmshift 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sounds likely something I would expect Woody Allen would say.
2007-10-09 16:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow that's profound.
Perhaps it was Freud.
2007-10-09 15:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋