You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself; and how little I deserve it.
—W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) English Dramatist, Librettist, Poet, Illustrator
The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.
—Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian Psychiatrist
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
—Henry Adams (1838–1918) American Historian, Man of Letters
Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.
—Jose Ortega y. Gasset (1883–1955) Spanish Critic, Journalist, Philosopher
Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends.
—Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) English Statesman, Man of Letters
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
To be human means to feel inferior.
—Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian Psychiatrist
Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.
—Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian Psychiatrist
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude is, in one sense, overcome.
—George Santayana (1863–1952) Spanish-American Poet, Philosopher
One often has need of one, inferior to himself.
—Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) French Poet, Short Story Writer
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American First Lady, Diplomat, Humanitarian
We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.
—Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian Psychiatrist
The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the sense of incompleteness and unfulfillment, and in the uninterrupted struggle both of individuals and humanity.
—Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian Psychiatrist