And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone acts as a civilizing factor in the sense that it brings a change from egoism to altruism.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

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.

Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.

Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.

The psychical, whatever its nature may be, is itself unconscious.

The psychical, whatever its nature may be, is itself unconscious.

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...

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom...

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom...

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them...

A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them...

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.

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...

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...

Religious ideas have sprung from the same need as all the other achievements of culture:...

Religious ideas have sprung from the same need as all the other achievements of culture:...

Money is the wise man's religion

Money is the wise man's religion

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough...

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough...