“How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.”
Letter to his fiancée Martha Bernays (27 June 1882); published in Letters of Sigmund Freud 1873-1939 (1961), 10-12
1880s
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Sigmund Freud147
Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psycho… 1856–1939Related quotes
Prem Rawat (1957) controversial spiritual leader
Ram Lila Grounds, Delhi, India, October 29, 1966 (translated from Hindi) - Published in Divine Light (UK) April 1, 1973, Volume 2, Issue 7
1960s
“It is worth being shot at to see how much one is loved.”
Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819–1901) British monarch who reigned 1837–1901
After being shot at by Roderick Maclean on 2 March 1882, as quoted in Stanley Weintraub, Victoria. Biography of a queen (1987), p. 450.
Paul Tournier (1898–1986) Swiss physician and author, pastoral counsellor
Source: To Understand Each Other
Richard Branson (1950) English business magnate, investor and philanthropist
Source: Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Paul Bourget (1852–1935) French writer
Pierre Fauchery, as quoted by the character "Jules Labarthe"
The Age for Love
Context: I have been thinking about our conversation and about your book, and I am afraid that I expressed myself badly yesterday. When I said that one may love and be loved at any age I ought to have added that sometimes this love comes too late. It comes when one no longer has the right to prove to the loved one how much she is loved, except by love's sacrifice.
