Where id was, there ego shall be.

Perhaps the gods are kind to us, by making life more disagreeable as we grow older. In the end death seems less intolerable than the manifold burdens we carry

The most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.

The defense against childish helplessness is what lends its characteristic features to the adult's reaction to the helplessness which he has to acknowledge - a reaction which is precisely the formation of religion.

In the last analysis the entire field of psychology may reduce to biological electrochemistry.

Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.

Perception is less of a recording system and more of a protection system against external stimuli.