The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned. Nathaniel Branden More Quotes by Nathaniel Branden More Quotes From Nathaniel Branden Between the ages of 24 and 27, I read Freud's complete works, everything that had been translated into English. It was very stimulating intellectually. But I did not accept his view of neurosis or of human nature. Nathaniel Branden view accept human-nature nature To love a person is to know and love the person. But we can pick up an enormous amount about another human being just by exchanging a couple of sentences. It's not yet knowledge; it's an intuition that motivates you to want to find out more. Nathaniel Branden know you love knowledge