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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The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the...

The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the...

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

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

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...

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:...

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

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...

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...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

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...

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...

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

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...

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

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

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

One is very crazy when in love.

One is very crazy when in love.

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and...

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and...

The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends...

The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends...