Civilization and Its Discontents
Contributors: Peter Gay (Introduction); James Strachey (Translator)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: July 1989
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780393301588
First sentence: It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement-that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.