Neurosis is the natural, logical development of an individual who is comparatively inactive, filled with a personal, egocentric striving for superiority, and is therefore retarded in the development of his social interest, as we find regularly among

Quote by Alfred Adler

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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,...

To save time is to lengthen life

To save time is to lengthen life

Man knows much more than he understands.

Man knows much more than he understands.

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.

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...

Tears and complaints - the means which I have called water power - can be...

Tears and complaints - the means which I have called water power - can be...

God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates,...

God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates,...

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

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

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

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

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...

Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy.

Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties...

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

If it wasn't for pick-pockets I'd have no sex life at all.

If it wasn't for pick-pockets I'd have no sex life at all.

To do a dull thing with style-now THAT'S what I call art.

To do a dull thing with style-now THAT'S what I call art.

United we stand; divided we fall

United we stand; divided we fall