Sigmund Freud
Austria
6 May 1856 // 23 Sep 1939
Neurologist / Psychiatrist
6 May 1856 // 23 Sep 1939
Neurologist / Psychiatrist
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A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complain when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult
The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief
The goal of all life is death
Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires
Much of our highly valued cultural heritage has been acquired at the cost of sexuality
Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief
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
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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