From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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

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

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of...

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of...

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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 first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes...

A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes...

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a...

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a...

The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is...

The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is...

We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to...

We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to...

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...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

Happiness is like perfume: You can't give it away without getting a little on yourself.

Happiness is like perfume: You can't give it away without getting a little on yourself.