Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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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...

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...

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...

Anatomy is destiny.

Anatomy is destiny.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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...

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

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...

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...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

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...

Where there is love there is no sin.

Where there is love there is no sin.

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the...

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the...

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there...

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there...

God gives all to those, who get up early.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...