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Alfred Adler (February 7, 1870 - May 28, 1937) was an Austrian psychologist and neurologist, one of the founders of individual psychology. Adler's theory emphasizes the social and cultural factors of individual psychology, believing that individual behavior is influenced by their social environment and family background.

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Famous Alfred Adler Quotes

“The striving for significance, this sense of yearning, always points out to us that all psychological phenomena contain a movement that starts from a feeling of inferiority and reach upward. The theory of Individual Psychology of psychological compensation states that the stronger the feeling of inferiority, the higher the goal for personal power.”

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“God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection.”

Men Humans Soul God Speak Stars Goal Fate Masters Perfection Brilliant Manifestation Cosmos Human Soul Lowliness

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“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.”

Mind Humans Soul Use Understanding Goal Human Beings Human Nature Human Soul

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“The style of life is a unity because it has grown out of the difficulties of early life and out of the striving for a goal.”

Life Is Goal Style Difficulty Unity Strive Early Life

Book:The Science of Living (Psychology Revivals)

Source: The Science of Living (Psychology Revivals)

“The goal of the human soul is conquest, perfection, security, superiority.”

Humans Soul Goal Security Perfection Superiority Conquest Human Soul

Book:Social Interest: Adler's Key to the Meaning of Life

Source: Social Interest: Adler's Key to the Meaning of Life