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Civilization1 quote
We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. — Sigmund Freud · 1917Downsides of technology1 quote
Men have gained control over the forces of nature to such an extent that with their help they could have no difficulty in exterminating one another to the last man. They know this, and hence comes a large part of their current unrest, their unhappiness and their mood of anxiety. — Sigmund Freud · 1930Dreams1 quote
The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind. — Sigmund Freud · 1899Effects of childhood1 quote
If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success with it. — Sigmund Freud · 1917God1 quote
God at bottom is nothing but an exalted father. — Sigmund Freud · 1913Group conflict1 quote
Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones. — Sigmund Freud · 1939Happiness1 quote
Happiness is the deferred fulfillment of a prehistoric wish. That is why wealth brings so little happiness; money is not an infantile wish. — Sigmund Freud · 1898Honesty1 quote
Being totally honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud · 1897Interpretation and analysis1 quote
The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind. — Sigmund Freud · 1899Men and women1 quote
The great question that has never been answered…is what does a woman want? — Sigmund Freud · 1925Mothers and sons1 quote
If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success with it. — Sigmund Freud · 1917Nature of God1 quote
God at bottom is nothing but an exalted father. — Sigmund Freud · 1913Personal development1 quote
Being totally honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud · 1897Religion1 quote
Religion is illusion, and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. — Sigmund Freud · 1933