Theodor Reik Quotes

A collection of quotes by Theodor Reik.

Theodor Reik (1888-1969) was an Austrian psychoanalyst and writer. He is best known for his contributions to psychoanalysis and his studies in human sexuality. Reik was a student of Sigmund Freud and was one of the earliest practitioners of psychoanalysis in the United States. He authored several influential books, such as "Listening with the Third Ear" and "Ritual: Psycho-Analytic Studies." Reik's work focused on the importance of communication, empathy, and understanding in psychoanalytic treatment. He made significant contributions to the field of psychology and played a vital role in popularizing psychoanalysis in the mid-20th century.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into r

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.

Reality Change Love Dreams

He Freud often said three things were impossible to fulfill

He Freud often said three things were impossible to fulfill completely; healing, education, governing. He limited his goals in analytic treatment to brining the patient to the point where he could work for a living and learn to love.

Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, an

Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise about men.

Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is n

Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.

The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will ne

The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.

There are only two roads that lead to something like human h

There are only two roads that lead to something like human happiness. They are marked by the words: love and achievement. In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy. The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.

In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be me

In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only women.