When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the…

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.

Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.

One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is...

One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is...

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...

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...

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...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no...

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...

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...

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

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...

It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too

It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in...

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 ego is not master in its own house.

The ego is not master in its own house.

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...

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...

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...

Psychoanalysis is for hysterical pathological cases, not for silly rich American women who should be...

Psychoanalysis is for hysterical pathological cases, not for silly rich American women who should be...

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than...

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than...

A low trick I hate to stoop to is tying and untying my shoelaces. It...

A low trick I hate to stoop to is tying and untying my shoelaces. It...