Alfred Adler, Understanding Human Nature: The psychology of personality

 “No man can think, feel, will, nor even dream, without everything being defined, conditioned, limited, directed by a goal which floats before him.”
― Alfred Adler 

“Courage is not an ability one either possesses or lacks. Courage is the willingness to engage in a risk-taking behavior regardless of whether the consequences are unknown or possibly adverse. We are capable of courageous behavior provided we are willing to engage in it.”
― Alfred Adler 

 

“Our whole way of living inhibits that necessary intimate contact with our fellow men, which is essential for the development of the science and art of knowing human nature. Since we do not find sufficient contact with our fellow men, we become their enemies. Our behavior towards them is often mistaken, and our judgments frequently false, simply because we do not adequately understand human nature.”
― Alfred Adler, Understanding Human Nature: The psychology of personality  

 

“All failures – neurotics, psychotics, criminals, drunkards, problem children, suicides, perverts, and prostitutes – are failures because they are lacking in social interest.”
― Alfred Adler