Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.
Ashley Montagu
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
Ashley Montagu
America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
Sigmund Freud
America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success.
Sigmund Freud
Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.
Sigmund Freud
It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.
Sigmund Freud
Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.
Sigmund Freud
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Sigmund Freud
The goal of all life is death.
Sigmund Freud
A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
Carl G. Jung
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
Carl G. Jung
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl G. Jung
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
Carl G. Jung
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Sigmund Freud