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> [The highly ambitious person, in spite of all his successes, always remains dissatisfied, in the same way as a greedy baby is never satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/the-highly-ambitious-person-in-spite-of-all-his-successes-always/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

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## More by Melanie Klein

> [Feminism freed my mind. Yoga freed my body. It's one thing to intellectualize self-love and another to embody it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/feminism-freed-my-mind-yoga-freed-my-body-it-s-one-thing-to/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [It is characteristic of the emotions of the very young infant that they are of an extreme and powerful nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/it-is-characteristic-of-the-emotions-of-the-very-young-infant-that/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/one-of-the-many-interesting-and-surprising-experiences-of-the/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [Although psychology and pedagogy have always maintained the belief that a child is a happy being without any conflicts, and have assumed that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/although-psychology-and-pedagogy-have-always-maintained-the-belief/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [“The repeated attempts that have been made to improve humanity - in particular to make it more peacable - have failed, because nobody has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/the-repeated-attempts-that-have-been-made-to-improve-humanity-in/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [The root of creativity is found in the need to repair the good object destroyed during the depressive phase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/the-root-of-creativity-is-found-in-the-need-to-repair-the-good-object/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [Feelings of love and gratitude arise directly and spontaneously in the baby in response to the love and care of his mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/feelings-of-love-and-gratitude-arise-directly-and-spontaneously-in/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [My psycho-analytic work has convinced me that when in the baby's mind the conflicts between love and hate arise, and the fears of losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/my-psycho-analytic-work-has-convinced-me-that-when-in-the-baby-s-mind/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [The highly ambitious person, in spite of all his successes, always remains dissatisfied, in the same way as a greedy baby is never satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/the-highly-ambitious-person-in-spite-of-all-his-successes-always/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [the anxiety arising from the perpetual activity of the death instinct, though never eliminated, is counteracted and kept at bay by the power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/the-anxiety-arising-from-the-perpetual-activity-of-the-death-instinct/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

> [It is an essential part of the interpretive work that it should keep in step with fluctuations between love and hatred, between happiness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-klein/it-is-an-essential-part-of-the-interpretive-work-that-it-should-keep/)

[Melanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-klein/)

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