Of all evil things the least quantity is to be borne, but of learning and knowledge, the more a man hath, the better he can bear it.

The road to Hades is easy to travel.

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom.

It is very important to be aware that you may never be satistied with your analytic career if you feel that you are restricted to what is narrowly called a ‘scientific’ approach. You will have to be able to have a chance of feeling that the interpretation you give is a beautiful one, or that you get a beautiful response from the patient. This aesthetic element of beauty makes a very difficult situation tolerable.

The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.

Misers take care of property as if it belonged to them, but derive no more benefit from it than if it belonged to others.