Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
SIGMUND FREUDWhen inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.
More Sigmund Freud Quotes
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In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.
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The ego represents what we call reason and sanity, in contrast to the id which contains the passions.
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The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life.
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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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Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.
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Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.
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Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.
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The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
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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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A woman should soften but not weaken a man.
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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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Everywhere I go I find a poet has been there before me.
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Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten?
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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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The creative writer does the same as the child at play; he creates a world of fantasy which he takes very seriously.
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