In the theory of psycho-analysis we have no hesitation in assuming that the course taken by mental events is automatically regulated by the pleasure principle. We believe, that is to say, that the course of those events is invariably set in motion by an unpleasurable tension, and that it takes a direction such that its final outcome coincides with a lowering of that tension that is, with an avoidance of unpleasure or a production of pleasure.

If you want your wife to listen to you, then talk to another woman; she will be all ears.

Once again, only religion can answer the question of the purpose of life. One can hardly be wrong in concluding that the idea of life having a purpose stands and falls with the religious system.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity.

All that matters is love and work.

Love in the form of longing and deprivation lowers the self regard.

The inclination to aggression constitutes the greatest impediment to civilization.