Sigmund Freud
Born: 05-05-1856
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the pioneering founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Born in 1856, Freud's groundbreaking theories on the unconscious mind, dreams, and the Oedipus complex revolutionized the understanding of human psychology. His influential works, such as "The Interpretation of Dreams," laid the foundation for modern psychotherapy and continue to resonate in both psychological and cultural discourse.
Book summaries for books written by Sigmund Freud
Quotes
Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.
Everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me.
The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises.
The ego is not master in its own house.
The first human being who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.
The only person with whom you have to compare yourself is you in the past.
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.
There is no poverty of the soul as great as the lack of curiosity.
Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action.
We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.