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

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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The goal of all life is death.

The goal of all life is death.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are...

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are...

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it...

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it...

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until...

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until...

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

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...

Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.

Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .

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...

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

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...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

Like the physical, the psychical is not necessarily in reality what it appears to us...

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...

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...

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...