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G. Stanley Hall Quotes

G. Stanley Hall quotes

American Psychologist February 1, 1844 – April 24, 1924

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Gross well says that children are young because they play, and not vice versa; and he might have added, men grow old because they stop playing, and not conversely, for play is, at bottom, growth, and at the top of the intellectual scale it is the eternal type of research from sheer love of truth. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each..."
Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique..."
The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for..."
Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river..."
Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea. G. Stanley Hall
Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness is a good sign in young children. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Adolescence as the time when an individual 'recapitulates' the..."
Adolescence as the time when an individual 'recapitulates' the savage stage of the race's past. G. Stanley Hall
Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases. G. Stanley Hall
The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old..."
People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely..."
Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born. G. Stanley Hall
Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Precisely what menstruation is, is not yet very well known."
Precisely what menstruation is, is not yet very well known. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs..."
Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will. G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall quote: "Being an only child is a disease in itself."
Being an only child is a disease in itself. G. Stanley Hall

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