Who said “If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the…”?

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Sigmund Freud. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDichtung und Wahrheit (1917) ‘A Childhood Recollection’

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“If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.”
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Freud, S. (n.d.). If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11747-if-a-man-has-been-his-mothers-undisputed/

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Freud, Sigmund. “If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11747-if-a-man-has-been-his-mothers-undisputed/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Freud, Sigmund. “If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11747-if-a-man-has-been-his-mothers-undisputed/.