The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Incidentally, why was it that none of all the pious ever discovered psycho-analysis? Why did...

Incidentally, why was it that none of all the pious ever discovered psycho-analysis? Why did...

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

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...

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...

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the...

Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the...

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

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...

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the...

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the...

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...

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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...

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

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

The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and...

The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and...

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...

I miss being a kid. No one cared how you dressed, we were all friends,...

I miss being a kid. No one cared how you dressed, we were all friends,...

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and...

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and...

I envy all of you who's parents are together and happy.

I envy all of you who's parents are together and happy.