Alone in love Quote by Sigmund Freud

“In the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone acts as the civilizing factor in the sense that it brings a change from egoism to altruism.” quote by Sigmund Freud — Download Open image

“In the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone acts as the civilizing factor in the sense that it brings a change from egoism to altruism.”

Sigmund Freud

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