The ego represents what we call reason and sanity, in contrast to the id which contains the passions.
SIGMUND FREUDTwo hallmarks of a healthy life are the abilities to love and to work. Each requires imagination.
More Sigmund Freud Quotes
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A strong egoism is a protection.
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A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence.
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Dreams are constructed from the residue of yesterday..
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Religion is a system of wishful illusions together with a disavowal of reality, such as we find nowhere else but in a state of blissful hallucinatory confusion. Religion’s eleventh commandment is “Thou shalt not question.
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I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.
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Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have , so to speak , pawned a part of their narcissism.
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Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.
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All giving is asking, and all asking is an asking for love.
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If you can’t do it, give up!
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When a love-relationship is at its height there is no room left for any interest in the environment; a pair of lovers are sufficient to themselves.
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Love in the form of longing and deprivation lowers the self regard.
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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.
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Two hallmarks of a healthy life are the abilities to love and to work. Each requires imagination.
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I’ve been a fortunate man in life, nothing has come easily.
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