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Thomas Szasz
A child becomes...
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be...
Boredom is the...
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.
In the animal...
In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be...
Knowledge is gained...
Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love.
Happiness is an...
Happiness is an imaginary condition formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by...
Every act of...
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young...
Doubt is to...
Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and has fears about persons and things;...
People often say...
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something that one finds. It...
Two wrongs don't...
Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
Source: The Second Sin,...
When a person...
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.