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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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

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...

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 :...

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....

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of...

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of...

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.

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 see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

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...

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent,...

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent,...

My difficulties belong to me !

My difficulties belong to me !

The test of one's behavior pattern is their relationship to society, relationship to work and...

The test of one's behavior pattern is their relationship to society, relationship to work and...

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

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

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.

To be human means to feel inferior.

To be human means to feel inferior.

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

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

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...

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...

There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we...

There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we...

It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' means

It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' means