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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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...

Man knows much more than he understands.

Man knows much more than he understands.

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 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...

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

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

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 :...

War is organized murder and torture against our brothers.

War is organized murder and torture against our brothers.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

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.

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.