We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion the child has drawn.

Quote by Alfred Adler

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

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

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

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

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...

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 :...

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...

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,...

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.

My difficulties belong to me!

My difficulties belong to me!

Imperfect preparation gives rise to the thousand-fold forms that express physical and mental inferiority and...

Imperfect preparation gives rise to the thousand-fold forms that express physical and mental inferiority and...

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,...

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

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

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...

In God's nature, religious mankind perceives the way to height. In His call it hears...

In God's nature, religious mankind perceives the way to height. In His call it hears...

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...

No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the...

No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the...

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...

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor...

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor...

The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth...

The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth...

Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the...

Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

A high-school teacher, after all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to...

A high-school teacher, after all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to...