Quotes from Wilhelm Stekel

People who do not understand themselves have a craving for understanding.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause. The mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that is wants to live humbly for one.

The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.

Anxiety is fear of one's self.

People get sick from ''not wanting to see''.

Fervid atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion.

Every fear is fear of death.

Love rarely overtakes; it mostly comes to meet us.

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

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

Anxiety is fear of one's self.

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

Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures.

Fear is the fear of one's self.