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

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

And in the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone...

It seems to be my fate to discover only the obvious: that children have sexual...

It seems to be my fate to discover only the obvious: that children have sexual...

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

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...

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...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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...

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...

Where id was, there ego shall be.

Where id was, there ego shall be.

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...

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...

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...

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

Sublimation of instinct is an especially conspicuous feature of cultural development; it is what makes...

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...

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,...

The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

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...

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of...

The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of...

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...

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the...

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the...