"Les névrotiques se plaignent de leur maladie, mais ils en tirent le meilleur parti, et lorsqu'il s'agit de la leur ôter, ils la défendront comme une lionne ses petits."
— Sigmund Freud
Simplified Meaning:
People who worry a lot complain about their problems, but they actually use those problems to their advantage. If someone tries to take their problems away, they will fight very hard to keep them.
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