Sigmund Freud

Austrian · 1856–1939

Neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis who revolutionized our understanding of the unconscious mind, dreams, and human desire.

“Gegen sich ganz ehrlich zu sein, ist eine gute Übung.”
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“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”

“Das Ich ist nicht Herr im eigenen Hause.”
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“The ego is not master in its own house.”

The iceberg metaphor often combined with this quote was never written by Freud and originates from G. Stanley Hall (1898).

“Das Ziel alles Lebens ist der Tod.”
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“The goal of all life is death.”

“In the depths of my heart I can't help being convinced that my dear fellow men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.”
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“Gegen das Leiden sind wir niemals so schutzlos, als wenn wir lieben.”
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“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.”

“Wo Es war, soll Ich werden.”
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“Where id was, there ego shall be.”