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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Freud on Children

“What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.”
~Sigmund Freud

I guess Mr. Freud would have found me more interesting as a child then?
Come to think of it....
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2 comments:

  1. Dan GurneyFebruary 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    I don't know... but as time passes I feel less and less that SF was really all that insightful. Seems to me that his insights into the human psyche were awfully culturally bound. I like this quotation though. Children do have radiance.

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  2. Barbra The BloggessFebruary 6, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    I think I'd prefer analyze your quote, Dan.
    I do have a respect for his accomplishments. There were quite a few.

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