“…three of life's most important areas: work, love, and taking responsibility.”

—  Sigmund Freud

From The Wolf-man and Sigmund Freud Muriel Gardiner, p. 365 (cf. books.google.com http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Wolf_Man_and_Sigmund_Freud.html?id=TJoC54vuCmwC)
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Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psycho… 1856–1939

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