Many an attack of depression is nothing but the expression of regret at having to be virtuous.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Love at first sight is a revival of an infantile impression. The first love object reappears in a different disguise.
—Wilhelm Stekel
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.
—Wilhelm Stekel
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.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Candor is always a double-edged sword; it may heal or it may separate.
—Wilhelm Stekel
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Topics: Live, Maturity, Living
In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Topics: Friendship
Love rarely overtakes, it mostly comes to meet us.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Topics: Love
Anxiety is fear of one’s self.
—Wilhelm Stekel
Topics: Anxiety
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- Georges Clemenceau French Head of State
- Ludwig von Mises Austrian Economist
- Franz Grillparzer Austrian Dramatist
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