Operatie sau atitudine prin care subiectul, desi devine constient de o dorinta, isi interzice implinirea ei, in primul rand din motive morale sau conjuncturale. Freud vede in ea un mod de aparare mai elaborat si mai adaptat decat refularea. Daniel Lagache a propus sa fie considerata ca un proces de "degajare" a eului, care functioneaza mai ales in cura analitica.
O virtute care n-a fost testată nu e o virtute, ci o ipoteză.
Precursorul oglinzii este chipul mamei.
Învaţă repede din greşelile altora, că nu ai timp să le faci tu singur pe toate.
Ești stăpânul a ceea ce nu spui și sclavul a ceea ce vorbești.
A normal human being ... does not exist.
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.
The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.
Este o bucurie sa fii ascuns, dar un dezastru sa nu fii gasit.
Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.
Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.
The unconscious is structured like a language.
If youth knew; if age could.
Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person.
Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.
God has put something noble and good into every heart His hand has created.
Omului îi trebuie un vis ca să suporte realitatea
My different personalities leave me in peace now.
Glumind, putem spune orice, chiar şi adevărul.
Art is life's dream interpretation.
Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.
Fiecare om pe care îl întâlnesc în drumul meu îmi e superior prin ceva. De aceea încerc să învăț câte ceva de la fiecare.
Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Some refuse the loan of life to avoid the debt of death.
There is already too much truth in the world - an overproduction which apparently cannot be consumed!
In our dreams we can have our eggs cooked exactly how we want them, but we can't eat them.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
Where there is id there shall be ego.