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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The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities...

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

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...

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...

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...

The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them...

The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them...

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...

A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with...

A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with...

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.

Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

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...

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...

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

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...

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...

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...

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a...

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a...

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.