Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

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...

Anatomy is destiny.

Anatomy is destiny.

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...

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

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...

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose,...

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...

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of...

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of...

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when...

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when...

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...

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

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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...

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...

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...

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

Responsive leaders prefer knowledge and information to be spread as widely as possible among the...

Responsive leaders prefer knowledge and information to be spread as widely as possible among the...