A father's death is the most important event, the more heartbreaking and poignant loss in a man's life.
Sigmund FreudReligion originates in the child's and young mankind's fears and need for help. It cannot be otherwise.
Sigmund FreudA lady once expressed herself in society - the very words show that they were uttered with fervour and under the pressure of a great many secret emotions: "Yes, a woman must be pretty if she is to please the men. A man is much better off. As long as he has five straight limbs, he needs no more!"
Sigmund FreudWhat decides the purpose of life is simply the programme of the pleasure principle. This principle dominates the operation of the mental apparatus from the start. There can be no doubt about its efficacy, and yet its programme is at loggerheads with the whole world, with the macrocosm as much as with the microcosm.
Sigmund Freud