Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), in a footnote Freud added to the Second Edition in 1909 (see Psychoanalytic Pioneers, p. 46.)
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Moreover, the act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.
— Birth
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Moreover, the act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety." in the context of "Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), in a footnote Freud added to the Second Edition in 1909 (see Psychoanalytic Pioneers, p. 46.)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Birth" (Quotes)
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