A 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 FreudCivilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another.
Sigmund FreudA religion, even if it calls itself a religion of love, must be hard and unloving to those who do not belong to it.
Sigmund FreudOne must learn to give up momentary, uncertain and destructive pleasure for delayed, restrained, but dependable pleasure.
Sigmund Freud