1. The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. 心灵是自己的地方,而它本身可以把地狱变成天堂,也可以把天堂变成地狱。
2. The greatest thing in the world is to know oneself. 世界上最伟大的事情就是了解自己。
3. An unexpressed emotion will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. 未表达的情绪永远不会消亡,它们被活埋,日后会以更丑恶的方式涌现出来。
4. The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization. 第一个掷出侮辱而不是石头的人类,就是文明的创始人。
5. We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love. 我们从来没有像爱的时候那样无助地遭受痛苦。
6. In the depths of every heart there is a secret sorrow that the world knows nothing of, and often we call it a name no one has ever heard - an unnamed sorrow. 在每颗心的深处,都有一种世界无法了解的秘密悲伤,我们常常称之为一个从未有人听过的名字——一种无名的悲伤。
7. The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. 我们从历史中学到的唯一教训就是我们没有从历史中吸取任何教训。
8. Most of our unhappiness is caused by our imagination. 我们的大部分不快乐都是由我们的想象力造成的。
9. The mouth is the gateway to the soul. 嘴是通往灵魂的门户。
10. Everything you see in the world is the creative work of your imagination. 你在世界上看到的一切都是你想象力的创造作品。
以上只是弗洛伊德的一部分经典语录,他的思想和理论深刻地影响了心理学和人类对自身的理解。