Excellence in life seems to me to be the way in which each human being makes the most of the adventure of living and becomes most truly and deeply hi…

- Eda Leshan

Once we are truly for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people.

- Eda Leshan

When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death-ourselves.

- Eda Leshan

A child can live with anything as long as he or she is told the truth and is allowed to share with loved ones the natural feelings people have when t…

- Eda Leshan

A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.

- Eda Leshan

A baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down its trees to build highways, losin…

- Eda Leshan

Depression occurs when you are not being yourself. You're probably doing things you don't want to do.

- Eda Leshan

Anxiety checks learning. A feeling of well being and respect stimulates an alert mind.

- Eda Leshan

We have kept our children so busy with "useful" and "improving" activities that we are in danger of raising a generation of young people who are terr…

- Eda Leshan