I take up the standpoint that the tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man, and I come back now to the statement that it constitutes the most powerful obstacle to culture.
Sigmund FreudRead
"He sido un hombre afortunado en la vida, nada me ha sido facil." "I've been a fortunate man in life, nothing has come easy"
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success comes with challenges and hard work, despite feeling fortunate.
In this quote, Sigmund Freud reflects on the interplay between fortune and effort in life. He acknowledges that while he considers himself fortunate, he also recognizes that achieving anything worthwhile has never been straightforward or easy, emphasizing the value of perseverance in the face of challenges.
Themes
FortuneEffortSuccessChallengesLife
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to inspire those facing difficulties.
More from Sigmund Freud
All quotes βOne day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
Sigmund FreudRead
We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love, never so forlornly unhappy as when we have lost our love object or its love.
Sigmund FreudRead
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
Sigmund FreudRead
The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.
Sigmund FreudRead
We know that the great majority of people have a strong need for authority which it can admire, to which it can submit, and which dominates and sometimes even ill-treats it.
Sigmund FreudRead
Similar quotes
You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.
Mother TeresaRead
I do not want to frighten you by telling you about the temptations life will bring. Anyone who is healthy in spirit will overcome them. But there is something I want you to realize. It does not matter so much what you do. What matters is whether your soul is harmed by what you do. If your soul is harmed, something irreparable happens, the extent of which you won't realize until it will be too late.
Albert SchweitzerRead
Nobody is a real loser-until they start blaming somebody else.
John WoodenRead
I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
Paul MccartneyRead
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.
Hector Hugh MunroRead
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.
Denis WaitleyRead