“The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass available.”
Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969) German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society
“As in the focus of a magnifying glass, play contains all developmental tendencies in a condensed form and is itself a major source of development.”
Vygotsky, L. S. (1930) Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press p.102
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