The mind is rarely so happily organised as to possess at all times power enough not to be disturbed, not only by unessential but also by perfectly ridiculous ideas running counter to the usual clear trend of thought
 Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (1899). copy citation

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Author Sigmund Freud
Source The Interpretation of Dreams
Topic power mind
Date 1899
Language English
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Note Translated by A. A. Brill
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