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Quote of Alfred Adler - Meanings are not determined by situations...


Biography - Alfred Adler:

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

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Bedeutungen werden nicht durch Situationen vorgegeben, sondern wir bestimmen uns selbst anhand der Bedeutungen, die wir Situationen geben.

French
Les significations ne sont pas déterminées par les situations; mais c’est nous qui nous déterminons nous-mêmes par le sens que nous donnons aux situations.




See also 

See also...



Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

Our temper sets a price upon every gift that we receive from fortune.

The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

It is very obvious that we are not influenced by “facts” but by our interpretation of the facts.

If you suffer pain because of some external cause, what troubles you is not the thing but your decision about it.




Quotes for: oneself


Quotes

Quotes about oneself:


It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.











Quotes

Alfred Adler also said...


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





It is very obvious that we are not influenced by “facts” but by our interpretation of the facts.





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





Man knows much more than he understands.





The happiness of mankind lies in working together, in living as if each individual had set himself the task of contributing to the common welfare.





We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.












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