Whatever piece of unconscious we take and work through brings light to humanity.

Relationships must be fostered as far as possible and maintained, and thus a morbid transference can be avoided.

The greatest and most important problems in life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

We cannot change anything unless we accept it.

We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate it oppresses.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived lives of the parents.

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material but warmth is a vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.

The psychotherapist learns little or nothing from his successes. They mainly confirm him in his mistakes while his failures on the other hand are priceless experiences in that they not only open up the way to a deeper truth but force him to change his views and methods.

The primary cause of unhappiness in the world today is ... lack of faith.

The only thing we have to fear on this planet is man.

So they speak soothingly about progress and the greatest possible happiness forgetting that happiness is itself poisoned if the measure of suffering has not been fulfilled.

Seldom or perhaps never does a marriage develop into an individual relationship smoothly and without crises there is no coming to consciousness without pain.

The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

The greatest and most important problems in life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

Protection and security are only valuable if they do not cramp life excessively.

We should know what our convictions are and stand for them. Upon one's own philosophy conscious or unconscious depends one's ultimate interpretation of facts. Therefore it is wise to be as clear as possible about one's subjective principles. As the man is so will be his ultimate truth.

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.

The primary cause of unhappiness in the world today is ... lack of faith.