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.

Civilization runs a greater risk if we maintain our present attitude to religion than if we give it up.

A string of reproaches against other people leads one to suspect the existence of a string of self-reproaches with the same content.

I consider it a good rule for letter-writing to leave unmentioned what the recipient already knows, and instead tell him something new.

All family life is organized around the most damaged person in it.

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.

By abolishing private property one deprives the human love of aggression.