Quote by: Sigmund Freud

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.


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Author Bio


  • NameSigmund Freud
  • DescriptionAustrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis
  • AliasesSigismund Schlomo Freud; Freud
  • BornMay 6, 1856
  • DiedSeptember 23, 1939
  • CountryAustria
  • ProfessionPsychoanalyst; Neurologist; Science Writer; Essayist
  • AwardsGoethe Prize