Psychology Today | 22.04.2026 21:48
French philosopher Montaigne (1533-1592) wrote, “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” It may indeed be the greatest thing, but far more of us are better acquainted with its opposite, which is to belong to the opinions, expectations, hopes, and views of others. We take and make them our own, never realizing that we are trading away an important element of a good life.
