The division of the psychical into what is conscious and what is unconscious is the fundamental premise of psycho-analysis; and it alone makes it possible for psycho-analysis to understand the pathological processes in mental life, which are as common as they are important, and to find a place for them in the framework of science.
Sigmund FreudThe time comes when each of us has to give up as illusions the expectations which, in his youth, he pinned upon his fellow-men, and when he may learn how much difficulty and pain has been added to his life by their ill-will.
Sigmund FreudWhen making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.
Sigmund FreudIn human beings pure masculinity or femininity is not to be found either in a psychological or biological sense.
Sigmund Freud