Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world, which we have developed inside us as a result of biological and psychological necessities. But it cannot achieve its end.
SIGMUND FREUDNeurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.
More Sigmund Freud Quotes
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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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The goal of all life is death.
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Crystals reveal their hidden structures only when broken.
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A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world.
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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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A woman should soften but not weaken a man.
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The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.
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If youth knew; if age could.
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Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.
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Time spent with cats is never wasted.
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Where id was, there ego shall be.
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The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.
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Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.
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