Alfred Adler

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!

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

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

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, and note who suffers most read more

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.

The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the read more

The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.