The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

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...

If you can't do it, give up!

If you can't do it, give up!

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 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...

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

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

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

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 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...

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...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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...

We hate the criminal and deal severely with him, because we view in his deeds...

We hate the criminal and deal severely with him, because we view in his deeds...

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 interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

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...

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful,...

In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful,...

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed