Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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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...

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

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...

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...

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it...

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it...

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.

The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them...

The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them...

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 are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

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

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...

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...

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 goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

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...

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...

Conducting your business in a socially responsible way is good business. It means that you...

Conducting your business in a socially responsible way is good business. It means that you...

If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it...

If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it...

No man is happy. He is, at best, fortunate.

No man is happy. He is, at best, fortunate.

5 things you can't recover in life; 1) A stone after its thrown. 2) A...

5 things you can't recover in life; 1) A stone after its thrown. 2) A...