The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is not attainable: yet we may not - nay, cannot - give up the efforts to come nearer to realization of it by some means or…

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How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my...

I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my...

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...

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...

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced...

Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

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

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

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...

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.

If you can't do it, give up!

If you can't do it, give up!

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...

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...

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

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...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.