The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.

When one does not have what one wants, one must want what one has.

In matters of sexuality we are at present, every one of us, ill or well, nothing but hypocrites.

It must be pointed out, however, that strictly speaking it is incorrect to talk of the dominance of the pleasure principle over the course of mental processes. If such a dominance existed, the immense majority of our mental processes would have to be accompanied by pleasure or to lead to pleasure, whereas universal experience completely contradicts any such conclusion.

The psychic development of the individual is a short repetition of the course of development of the race.

...perhaps the hopes I have confessed to are of an illusory nature, too. But I hold fast to one distinction. Apart from the fact that no penalty is imposed for not sharing them, my illusions are not, like religious ones, incapable of correction.

In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.