Alfred Adler

"The interpretation of life is not given by circumstances, but we ourselves give the interpretation."

"A child needs encouragement like a plant needs water."

"Courage is a necessary foundation for greatness."

"We cannot see external facts directly; we see them through our subjective interpretation."

"The greatest goal is not to be first, but to be helpful."

"Discouragement is the source of all misbehavior."

"The only real failure is when we stop trying."

"Life is movement—it is not stillness."

"To be happy means to have an occupation that fulfills one's nature."

"The human being can be and must be understood from the perspective of his own purposiveness."

"It is the child's task to come to terms with the rules of society."

"We are not disadvantaged by our birth; we are challenged by it."

"A person's behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."

"The true goal of education is not knowledge but action."

"I would not advise any one to marry for love alone."

"The child is guided by his goal, and everything he does serves the attainment of that goal."

"Inferiority complex is the foundation of all human civilization."

"To be a human being means constantly to solve the problem of how to live."

"The most important thing is to awaken the sense of responsibility in the child."

"Cooperation is the only way to progress."

"A discouraged worker is not a worker at all."

"The goal of education should be to teach children how to live, not what to know."

"One cannot escape the feeling of inferiority by claiming to be superior."

"The greatest power we have is the ability to choose our own thoughts."

"We are condemned to be free; we are responsible for our choices."

"A real friend is one who can tell you he loves you without fear of being misunderstood."

"Success comes when you make your mistakes work for you instead of against you."

"The human personality is shaped by our earliest memories and interpretations of them."

"Work is the cure for both poverty and idleness."

"What matters is not where you were born, but where you are going."