Projection Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “What seems to be coming at you is really coming from you.”

Rabindranath Tagore

Self-awareness, Perception, Projection, Introspection, Responsibility

2. “Because of the infinite quality of love, or its egotism, the intellectual and spiritual physiognomy of the people we love are the least objectively defined for us. We are constantly retouching them to suit our desires and our fears; we do not separate them from us; they are but an immense and vague place where our affections exteriorize themselves.”

Marcel Proust

Love, Perception, Subjectivity, Affection, Projection, Emotional Distortion

3. “When we hate a person, what we hate in his image is something inside ourselves. Whatever isn’t inside us can’t excite us.”

Hermann Hesse

Hate, Projection, Self Reflection, Inner Conflict, Empathy, Understanding

4. “When you see someone driving a nice car, you rarely think, “Wow, the guy driving that car is cool.” Instead, you think, “Wow, if I had that car people would think I’m cool.””

Morgan Housel

Social Perception, Material Projection, Human Ego, Perception, Projection, Ego

5. “The sordid qualities imputed to the enemy are always those which we recognize as our own and therefore rise to slay, because only through projection do we realize the enormity and horror of them.”

Henry Miller

Enemy Projection, Recognized Qualities, Inner Horror, Projection, Enemy, Qualities

6. “Things outside you are projections of what’s inside you, and what’s inside you is a projection of what’s outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you’re stepping into the labyrinth inside.”

Haruki Murakami

Mind, Reflection, Life, Projection, Labyrinth, Self

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