The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Quotes

“Zwei Juden treffen sich im Eisenbahnwagen einer galizischen Station. 'Wohin fahrst du?, fragt der eine. 'Nach Krakau,, ist die Antwort. 'Sieh' her, was du für Lügner bist, , braust der andere auf. 'Wenn du sagst, du fahrst nach Krakau, willst du doch, dass ich glauben soll, du fahrst nach Lemberg. Nun weiss ich aber, dass du wirklich fahrst nach Krakau. Also warum lügst du?,”
― Sigmund Freud, Wit and its Relation to the Unconscious

“A joke will allow us to exploit something ridiculous in our enemy which we could not bring forward openly or consciously.”
― Sigmund Freud, The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

“There is no doubt that it is comic if someone can ‘waggle his ears’, and it would certainly be still more comic if he could move his nose up and down.”
― Sigmund Freud, The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious