Rollo May Quotes


The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word Coeur, meaning "heart." Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.


Citations

May, Rollo. The Courage to Create. W. W. Norton & Company, 1975, p. 12.

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Rollo May
Rollo May
  • Born: April 21, 1909
  • Died: October 22, 1994
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist, Author

Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.