Happiness Quote by Sigmund Freud

“What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.” quote by Sigmund Freud — Download Open image

“What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.”

Sigmund Freud

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