In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.

Quote by Alfred Adler

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The human mind shows an urge to capture into fixed forms through unreal assumptions, that...

The human mind shows an urge to capture into fixed forms through unreal assumptions, that...

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.

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.

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.

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,...

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...

We can comprehend every single life phenomenon, as if the past, the present, and the...

We can comprehend every single life phenomenon, as if the past, the present, and the...

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

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is...

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal....

We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal....