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Sigmund Freud

1856 - 1939

Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He is renowned for his theories on the unconscious mind, the role of sexuality in human behavior, and his concepts of the id, ego, and superego, which have had a profound influence on psychology and modern thought.

  1. Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.

    Sigmund Freud
    #words#power#emotion

  2. People do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility.

    Sigmund Freud
    #freedom#responsibility#desire

  3. Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

    Sigmund Freud
    #love#humility#selflessness

  4. If youth knew; if age could.

    Sigmund Freud
    #youth#wisdom#insight

  5. Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

    Sigmund Freud
    #flowers#peace#simplicity

  6. I have found little that is 'good' about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all. That is something that you cannot say aloud, or perhaps even think.

    Sigmund Freud
    #humanity#morality#cynicism

  7. Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

    Sigmund Freud
    #freedom#responsibility#fear

  8. The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition.

    Sigmund Freud
    #bedwetting#ambition#psychology

  9. The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.

    Sigmund Freud
    #intellect#perseverance#communication

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

    Sigmund FreudDie Traumdeutung, 1900
    #father#protection#childhood

  11. Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

    Sigmund FreudCivilization and Its Discontents, 1930
    #father#guidance#relationship

  12. Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

    Sigmund FreudLetter to Wilhelm Fliess, October 15, 1897
    #honesty#self-reflection#growth

  13. Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.

    Sigmund FreudWhat Freud Meant by Unexpressed Emotions Never Die, Echoes of Quotes, 2023
    #emotions#unseen#consequences

  14. One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

    Sigmund FreudThe Letters of Sigmund Freud, Letter Number 127, 1960
    #struggle#beauty#reflection