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The test of one's behavior pattern is their relationship to society, relationship to work and relationship to sex.

Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler
Age: 67 †
Born: 1870
Born: February 7
Died: 1937
Died: May 28
Ophthalmologist
Psychiatrist
Psychotherapist
Vienna
Austria
Relationship
Society
Work
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Sex
Behavior

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Play is a child's work and this is not a trivial pursuit.
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My difficulties belong to me!
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Follow your heart always, and remember to take your head along with you.
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