Quote by Sigmund Freud
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intellige

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

Other quotes by Sigmund Freud

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror. – Sigmund Freud

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Life
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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

Category:
Illusion
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A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world. – Sigmund Freud

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Personality
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Inner Child
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A grownup is a child with layers on. – Woody Harrelson

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Inner Child

Adults are obsolete children. – Dr. Seuss

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Inner Child

Anticipate the day as if it was your birthday and you are turning six again. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Inner Child

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. – Heraclitus

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Avarice, envy, pride,
Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all
On Fire. – Dante Alighieri

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I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much the last may cause indigestion, but the first causes death. – Giacomo Casanova

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Death

Listen theres a hell of a good universe next door: lets go. – e. e. cummings

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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. – Edgar Allan Poe

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Poetry