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

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

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...

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

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...

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...

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...

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...

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

After ten years in therapy, my psychologist told me something very touching, he said, no...

After ten years in therapy, my psychologist told me something very touching, he said, 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...