It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by an ideal, since in doing so he can depreciate him as much as he wishes.

Quote by Alfred Adler

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The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

There is only one reason for an individual to side-step to the useless side :...

There is only one reason for an individual to side-step to the useless side :...

The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the...

The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the...

Neurosis is the natural, logical development of an individual who is comparatively inactive, filled with...

Neurosis is the natural, logical development of an individual who is comparatively inactive, filled with...

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give...

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give...

War is organized murder and torture against our brothers.

War is organized murder and torture against our brothers.

No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the...

No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the...

If you wish to educate a child who has gone wrong, then you must, above...

If you wish to educate a child who has gone wrong, then you must, above...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

War is not the continuation of politics with different means, it is the greatest mass-crime...

War is not the continuation of politics with different means, it is the greatest mass-crime...

All neurotic symptoms have as their object the task of safeguarding the patient's self-esteem and...

All neurotic symptoms have as their object the task of safeguarding the patient's self-esteem and...

The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well.

The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well.

To save time is to lengthen life

To save time is to lengthen life

The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the...

The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the...

To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and...

To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and...

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if...

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...