'We have learned, for example, that the more virtuous a man is the more severe is his super-ego, and that he blames himself for misfortunes for which he is clearly not responsible.'
Sigmund Freud

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'We have learned, for example, that the more virtuous a man is the more severe is his super-ego, and that he blames himself for misfortunes for which he is clearly not responsible.'
Sigmund Freud

#wisdom #philosophy #psychology #spirituality #poetry
Freud got so much right in his observations about human nature.
However, I feel his explanations for those impulses said a lot more about him than it did about any of his patients.
I'm looking at you Oedipus. Not to mention the whole phallic, genital, and anal stages thing.