We can comprehend every single life phenomenon, as if the past, the present, and the future together with a superordinate, guiding idea were present in it in traces.

Quote by Alfred Adler

Topics: Life Quotes, Time Quotes

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...

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth,...

Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth,...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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 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...

Man knows much more than he understands.

Man knows much more than he understands.

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

The neurotic is nailed to the cross of his fiction.

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

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.

If the truth is there, bad writing won't hurt it !

If the truth is there, bad writing won't hurt it !

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms...