21 Quotes by Wilhelm Stekel

The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that is wants to live humbly for one.

People get sick from ''not wanting to see''.

Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.

The soldier headed out to war is in the best position. He can unleash his aggressions on his enemy and thus serve his fatherland.

People who do not understand themselves have a craving for understanding.

Candor is always a double-edged sword; it may heal or it may separate.

Love at first sight is a revival of an infantile impression. The first love object reappears in a different disguise.

Many an attack of depression is nothing but the expression of regret at having to be virtuous.