Thomas Szasz Quotes
Some people say they haven't yet found themselves. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one creates.



Some people say they haven't yet found themselves. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one



Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love.



The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.



Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.



A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.



There is no psychology; there is only biography and autobiography.



Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum



If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers ought to be punished: to authenticate as good, and to encourage as useful, law-abiding behavior. The aim of criminal law cannot be correction or deterrence; it can only be the maintenance of the legal order.



Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.



People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.








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