One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.The Letters of Sigmund Freud, Letter Number 127, 1960
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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.
1856–1939·lived 83 years
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.The Letters of Sigmund Freud, Letter Number 127, 1960
Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.
People do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility.
Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.
If youth knew; if age could.
Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.The Interpretation of Dreams, p. 123, 1900
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.The Future of an Illusion, 1927
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.The Future of an Illusion, 1927
The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition.The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud, p. 544, 2012
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.The Future of an Illusion, 1927
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.Die Traumdeutung, 1900
Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.Civilization and Its Discontents, 1930
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.Letter to Wilhelm Fliess, October 15, 1897
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.
That’s all 14 quotes by Sigmund Freud.