Sigmund Freud was one of the trailblazers of modern-day psychology. As the originator of Psychoanalysis, Freud distinguished himself as an intellectual giant. He pioneered new techniques for understanding human behavior, and his efforts resulted in the most comprehensive theory of personality and psychotherapy ever developed.
Sigmund Freud was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. He created an entirely new approach to the understanding of the human personality. He is regarded as one of the most influential - and controversial - minds of the 20th century.
He developed revolutionary ideas about the unconscious mind, repression, the meaning of dreams and the clinical method of treatment through dialogue. Here you will find his greatest quotes that will blow your mind.
1. "The scope of one’s personality is defined by the magnitude of that problem which is capable of driving a person out of his wits".
2. "When people criticise me, I know how to defend myself. But I’m powerless in the face of praise".
3. “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
4. “Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.”
5. “Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?”
6. “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.”
7. “The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life.”
8. “When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature.”
9. “Beauty has no obvious use; nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it.”
10. “There are no mistakes”
11. "One must learn to give up momentary, uncertain and destructive pleasure for delayed, restrained, but dependable pleasure".
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