Civilized people have exchanged some part of their chances of happiness for a measure of security.

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego; it is not merely a surface entity, but is itself the projection of a surface. If we wish to find an anatomical analogy for it we can best identify it with the 'cortical homunculus' of the anatomists, which stands on its head in the cortex, sticks up its heels, faces

Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones.

I am not aware, however, that patients suffering from traumatic neurosis are much occupied in their waking lives with memories of their accident. Perhaps they are more concerned with not thinking of it.

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual.

We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to force us to regard the two sexes as completely equal in position and worth.