We are so constituted that we can gain intense pleasure only from the contrast, and only very little from the condition itself. - Sigmund Freud

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Engraved portrait of Sigmund Freud, facing left

We are so constituted that we can gain intense pleasure only from the contrast, and only very little from the condition itself.

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About Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud ([ˈziːgmʊnt ˈfrɔʏ̯t]; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. He was the father of Anna Freud, the grandfather of Sir Clement Freud and Lucian Freud, and the uncle of Edward Bernays.

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Alternative Names: Sigismund Schlomo Freud Sigmund Schlomo Freud Sigismund Freud Freud

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