773 Quotes by Sigmund Freud

Opposition is not necessarily enmity.

I do not doubt that it would be easier for fate to take away your suffering than it would for me. But you will see for yourself that much has been gained if we succeed in turning your hysterical misery into common unhappiness.

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.

The psychic development of the individual is a short repetition of the course of development of the race.

In the last analysis the entire field of psychology may reduce to biological electrochemistry.

When we share - that is poetry in the prose of life.

History is just new people making old mistakes.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.

Two hallmarks of a healthy life are the abilities to love and to work. Each requires imagination.