Quote by Sigmund Freud
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The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious thing in life. – Sigmund Freud

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Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity. – Sigmund Freud

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What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. – Sigmund Freud

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Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent. – Sigmund Freud

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It isnt safe to sit in judgment upon another persons illusion when you are not on the inside. While you are thinking it is a dream, he may be knowing it is a planet. – Mark Twain

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Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not. – E. R. Beadle

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The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action. – Oscar Wilde

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Disillusion is a natural stage that follows the holding of an illusion. – Susan Shaughnessy

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