Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my...

I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my...

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

Where id was, there ego shall be.

Where id was, there ego shall be.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation...

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation...

Anxiety in children is originally nothing other than an expression of the fact they are...

Anxiety in children is originally nothing other than an expression of the fact they are...

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of...

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of...

Much of our highly valued cultural heritage has been acquired at the cost of sexuality

Much of our highly valued cultural heritage has been acquired at the cost of sexuality

Sex is a flame which uncontrolled may scorch; properly guided, it will light the torch...

Sex is a flame which uncontrolled may scorch; properly guided, it will light the torch...

I could not lose unless I was caught in bed with a dead girl or...

I could not lose unless I was caught in bed with a dead girl or...