The psychical, whatever its nature may be, is itself unconscious.

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...

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...

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...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls...

Religious ideas have sprung from the same need as all the other achievements of culture:...

Religious ideas have sprung from the same need as all the other achievements of culture:...

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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

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

Where there is love there is no sin.

Where there is love there is no sin.

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

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...

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...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

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...

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...

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you...

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you...