Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Quote by Alfred Adler

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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...

All failures - neurotics, psychotics, criminals, drunkards, problem children, suicides, perverts, and prostitutes - are...

All failures - neurotics, psychotics, criminals, drunkards, problem children, suicides, perverts, and prostitutes - are...

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.

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

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

We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.

We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

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.

Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real...

Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real...

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the...

Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the...

We must never neglect the patient's own use of his symptoms.

We must never neglect the patient's own use of his symptoms.

There are thousands of degrees and variations, but it is always clearly the attitude of...

There are thousands of degrees and variations, but it is always clearly the attitude of...

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...

All inherited possibilities and all influences of the body, all environmental influences, including educational application,...

All inherited possibilities and all influences of the body, all environmental influences, including educational application,...

Man knows much more than he understands.

Man knows much more than he understands.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down,...

It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down,...

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you...

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you...

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept...

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept...

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is...

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is...

If you commit the same mistake more than once, it is no longer considered a...

If you commit the same mistake more than once, it is no longer considered a...

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...