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All failures - neurotics, psychotics, criminals, drunkards, problem children, suicides, perverts, and prostitutes - are failures because they are lacking in social interest

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
Failure
Neurotics
Interest
Suicides
Social
Prostitutes
Problem
Drunkards
Children
Failures
Lacking
Criminals
Psychotics
Suicide
Perverts

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