Alfred Adler ( 10 of 30 )
The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human read more
The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul.
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!
If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the if-clause contains an unfulfillable condition, read more
If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the if-clause contains an unfulfillable condition, or the patient's own arrangement, which only he can change.
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.
Neurosis is the natural, logical development of an individual who is comparatively inactive, filled with a personal, egocentric striving for read more
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
A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.
A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.
A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person read more
A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view
Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.
Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.
The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the sense of incompleteness and un-fulfillment, read more
The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the sense of incompleteness and un-fulfillment, and in the uninterrupted struggle both of individuals and humanity.
