We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him from actuality.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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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 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...

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's...

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's...

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...

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant...

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

The history of the world which is still taught to our children is essentially a...

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...

If you can't do it, give up!

If you can't do it, give up!

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...

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...

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there...

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

When people say, 'When I was little I...' and I'm just sitting there awkwardly like,...

When people say, 'When I was little I...' and I'm just sitting there awkwardly like,...

I was coming home from kindergarten - well they told me it was kindergarten. I...

I was coming home from kindergarten - well they told me it was kindergarten. I...

There are no shortcuts in evolution.

There are no shortcuts in evolution.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

It should be made clear that in order to live a Christian life, any Christian...

It should be made clear that in order to live a Christian life, any Christian...