Sigmund Freud says: “It goes without saying that a civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither
Sigmund Freud says: “Our possibilities of happiness are already restricted by our constitution. Unhappiness is much less difficult to experience. We are threatened with suffering from three directions: from our own body, which is doomed to decay and dissolution and…
Sigmund Freud says: “Beauty has no obvious use; nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it.”
Sigmund Freud says: “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…
Sigmund Freud says: “From error to error one discovers the entire truth.”
Sigmund Freud says: “Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief.”
Sigmund Freud says: “The essence of analysis is surprise. When people are themselves surprised by what they say, that’s when they are really making some progress.”
Sigmund Freud says: “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 says: “Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.”
Sigmund Freud says: “As regards intellectual work it remains a fact, indeed, that great decisions in the realm of thought and momentous discoveries and solutions of problems are only possible to an individual, working in solitude.”