Wilhelm Stekel Quotes

#1. Fervid atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion.

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#2. Love at first sight is a revival of an infantile impression. The first love object reappears in a different disguise.

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#3. Many an attack of depression is nothing but the expression of regret at having to be virtuous.

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#4. Every fear is fear of death.

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#5. People who do not understand themselves have a craving for understanding - a thing which is rather surmised and never spoken than known and clothed in words.

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#6. In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.

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#7. The immature man wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mature man wants to live humanely for one

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#8. Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are certain lies which may constitute a far better and more secure foundation of happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.

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#9. Anxiety is the fear of one's self.

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#10. Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures.

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#11. Love rarely overtakes; it mostly comes to meet us.

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