1.
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.
Sigmund Freud
Unuttered feelings will never perish. They are interred alive and will manifest later in more distasteful forms.
2.
Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worst, returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.
Sigmund Freud
3.
We choose not randomly each other. We meet only those who already exists in our subconscious.
Sigmund Freud
We do not haphazardly select each other. We come together only with those whom our subconscious pre-determines.
4.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
Sigmund Freud
One day, in retrospect, the years of hardship will appear as the most exquisite.
5.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Sigmund Freud
Many individuals are reluctant to embrace liberty as it necessitates accountability, and the majority of people dread taking on obligations.
6.
The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?'
Sigmund Freud
The long-standing conundrum that has evaded resolution, despite three decades of exploration into the essence of femininity, is 'What does a woman crave?'
7.
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
Sigmund Freud
Your frailties will be the source of your fortitude.
8.
In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart.
Sigmund Freud
'In the trivial matters trust the intellect, in the important ones the soul.'
9.
Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student; words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions. Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men's actions.
Sigmund Freud
10.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
Sigmund Freud
The psyche is like an iceberg, with the majority of its mass submerged beneath the surface.
11.
We are what we are because we have been what we have been.
Sigmund Freud
'Our present situation is a result of our past experiences.'
12.
I prefer the company of animals more than the company of humans. Certainly, a wild animal is cruel. But to be merciless is the privilege of civilized humans.
Sigmund Freud
I find solace with the companionship of animals more than that of humans. Undoubtedly, a feral creature can be savage. However, it is only humans who have the capacity to be mercilessly unforgiving.
13.
Love is a state of temporary psychosis.
Sigmund Freud
Fervent Infatuation
14.
The only person with whom you have to compare ourselves, is that you in the past. And the only per-son better you should be, this is who you are now.
Sigmund Freud
The only individual with whom you should measure yourself is the version of yourself from yesterday. The only person you should strive to be better than is the one standing before you today.
15.
Life, as we find it, is too hard for us; it brings us too many pains, disappointments and impossible tasks. In order to bear it we cannot dispense with palliative measures... There are perhaps three such measures: powerful deflections, which cause us to make light of our misery; substitutive satisfactions, which diminish it; and intoxicating substances, which make us insensible to it.
Sigmund Freud
16.
All family life is organized around the most damaged person in it.
Sigmund Freud
'The most strained individual in the family serves as a focal point for all relationships.'
17.
I have found little 'good' about human beings. In my experience, most of them are trash.
Sigmund Freud
I have uncovered scant 'positive' aspects of humanity. From my vantage point, the majority of them are below average.
18.
To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make.
Sigmund Freud
Be totally frank with oneself is the zenith of human endeavor.
19.
Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.
Sigmund Freud
Society first emerged when a discontent individual expressed their grievances with language rather than physical violence.
20.
Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.
Sigmund Freud
Self-restraint
21.
Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?
Sigmund Freud
22.
If you want your wife to listen to you, then talk to another woman; she will be all ears.
Sigmund Freud
If you want your wife to be attentive, then converse with another female; she will be captivated.
23.
The only shame in masturbation is the shame of not doing it well.
Sigmund Freud
The only disgrace in self-pleasure is the disgrace of not doing it proficiently.
24.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Sigmund Freud
Practicing absolute candor with oneself is beneficial.
25.
When a man is freed of religion, he has a better chance to live a normal and wholesome life.
Sigmund Freud
When a man is liberated from religion, he has a better opportunity to lead an ordinary and healthy life.
26.
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
Sigmund Freud
The moments shared with felines are always precious.
27.
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
Sigmund Freud
Dogs show loyalty and hostility towards those they deem worthy, unlike humans who cannot differentiate between attraction and animosity.
28.
From error to error one discovers the entire truth.
Sigmund Freud
'Through missteps and mistakes, the whole reality is revealed.'
29.
Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.
Sigmund Freud
Inability to cope with uncertainty.
30.
When one does not have what one wants, one must want what one has.
Sigmund Freud
When one does not possess their desired outcome, one must content themselves with the present situation.
31.
If it's not one thing, it's your mother.
Sigmund Freud
If it's not one problem, it's another.
32.
One must learn to give up momentary, uncertain and destructive pleasure for delayed, restrained, but dependable pleasure.
Sigmund Freud
One must learn to sacrifice fleeting, unpredictable and damaging gratification for postponed, withheld, but dependable satisfaction.
33.
I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority.
Sigmund Freud
I became cognizant of my fate: to be part of the discerning minority instead of the unthinking multitude.
34.
In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.
Sigmund Freud
At the core of my being, I am absolutely certain that most of my fellow human beings, with only a few exceptions, are completely useless.
35.
Psychoanalysis is in essence a cure through love.
Sigmund Freud
36.
Where they love they do not desire and where they desire they do not love.
Sigmund Freud
37.
How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.
Sigmund Freud
38.
Our possibilities of happiness are already restricted by our constitution. Unhappiness is much less difficult to experience. We are threatened with suffering from three directions: from our own body, which is doomed to decay and dissolution and which cannot even do without pain and anxiety as warning signals; from the external world, which may rage against us with overwhelming and merciless forces of destruction; and finally from our relations to other men. The suffering which comes from this last source is perhaps more painful to us than any other.
Sigmund Freud
39.
I had the greatest respect for the authorities of my day--until I studied things for myself, and came to my own conclusions.
Sigmund Freud
40.
The unconscious of one human being can react upon that of another without passing through the conscious.
Sigmund Freud
41.
Without love we fall ill.
Sigmund Freud
42.
History is just new people making old mistakes.
Sigmund Freud
43.
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement -- that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.
Sigmund Freud
44.
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
Sigmund Freud
45.
When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.
Sigmund Freud
46.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
Sigmund Freud
47.
The only unnatural sexual behavior is none at all.
Sigmund Freud
48.
There is little that gives children greater pleasure than when a grown-up lets himself down to their level, renounces his oppressive superiority and plays with them as an equal.
Sigmund Freud
49.
Look into the depths of your own soul and learn first to know yourself, then you will understand why this illness was bound to come upon you and perhaps you will thenceforth avoid falling ill.
Sigmund Freud
50.
My boy! Smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, i can only feel sorry for you.
Sigmund Freud
