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.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.

We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.

Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret...

Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret...

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...

The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

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...

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's...

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's...

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when...

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when...

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

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

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

Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what...

Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what...

The ego is not master in its own house.

The ego is not master in its own house.

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...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.

Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.

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...

One is very crazy when in love.

One is very crazy when in love.

In high school you can think you're in love; but I believe you have to...

In high school you can think you're in love; but I believe you have to...

The song that we hear with our ears is only the song that is sung...

The song that we hear with our ears is only the song that is sung...

This is very midsummer madness

This is very midsummer madness