We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

Topics: Human Nature Quotes, Love Quotes

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,...

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

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:...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it...

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity

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...

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

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...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.

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...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

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...

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

One is very crazy when in love.

One is very crazy when in love.

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

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

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...

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...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

Every girl needs a good guy who can help her laugh when she thinks she'll...

Every girl needs a good guy who can help her laugh when she thinks she'll...