Quote #13

The poets and philosophers before me discovered the unconscious; what I discovered was the scientific method by which the unconscious can be studied.

More from Sigmund Freud

  1. When the wayfarer whistles in the dark, he may be disavowing his timidity, but he does not see any more clearly for doing so.
  2. Our knowledge of the historical worth of certain religious doctrines increases our respect for them, but does not invalidate our proposal t…
  3. The unconscious is the larger circle which includes within itself the smaller circle of the conscious; everything conscious has its prelimi…
  4. The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Ultimately, after endlessly repeated rebuffs,…
  5. The ego is not master in its own house.
  6. One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be 'happy' is not included in the plan of 'Creation.'
  7. The psychic development of the individual is a short repetition of the course of development of the race.
  8. Homosexuality is assuredly no advantage, but it is nothing to be ashamed of, no vice, no degradation, it cannot be classified as an illness.

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