Author: Thomas Szasz

Quotes

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.

- Thomas Szasz

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

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

- Thomas Szasz

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself.

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself.

- Thomas Szasz

In the past, men created witches: now they create mental patients.

In the past, men created witches: now they create mental patients.

- Thomas Szasz

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.

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.

- Thomas Szasz

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

- Thomas Szasz

Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

- Thomas Szasz

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

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

- Thomas Szasz

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

- Thomas Szasz

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