America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. success
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. religion & strength
We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love. love
Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another. men & society
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. intelligence
Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. dreams
The goal of all life is death. death
A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror. life
Love and work... work and love, that's all there is. love & work
Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another. freedom
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. being good
Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine. men
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. intelligence
The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind. dreams & knowledge
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. freedom
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. parenting
The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety. experience
Time spent with cats is never wasted. pets & time
The psychical, whatever its nature may be, is itself unconscious. nature
Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. love & work
Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home. home
Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock. time
Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism. love
One is very crazy when in love. love
Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it. men
If youth knew if age could. aging