5 Sigmund Freud Quotes on Philosophy

Sigmund Freud quotes on philosophy

15. 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, it succeeds. This is one of the few points in which it may be optimistic about the future of mankind, but in itself it signifies not a little.

16. One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be 'happy' is not included in the plan of 'Creation.'

31. If one wishes to form a true estimate of the full grandeur of religion, one must keep in mind what it undertakes to do for men. It gives them information about the source and origin of the universe, it assures them of protection and final happiness amid the changing vicissitudes of life, and it guides their thoughts and motions by means of precepts which are backed by the whole force of its authority.

51. The moment a man begins to question the meaning and value of life, he is sick.

56. We are our desires. (appears at the end of the video of the Nu Virgos hit Stop! Stop! Stop!)