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Alfred Adler

Quote of Alfred Adler - A lie would have no sense...


Biography - Alfred Adler:

Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist.
Born: 1870 - Died: 1937
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Austria
Austria

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.




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Quotes for: danger


Quotes

Quotes about danger:


But where the danger is,
also grows the saving power.






Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.





The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.





The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.





Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.





The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.











Quotes for: truth


Quotes

Quotes for: truth


Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.





Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.





Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.





Love truth, but pardon error.





The language of truth is simple.





Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.











Quotes for: lie


Quotes

Quotes about lie:


Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.





Art is the most beautiful of all lies.





Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.





Success has always been a great liar.





The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.





We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.











Quotes

Alfred Adler also said...


The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.





It's never too late, but it's always high time.





Man knows much more than he understands.





Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real progress. People who lived for ever would not only hamper and discourage the young, but they would themselves lack sufficient stimulus to be creative.





Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy.





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.












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