Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.

Quote by Thomas Szasz

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In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom,...

In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom,...

If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you,...

If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you,...

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

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

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.

If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have...

If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have...

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you...

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you...

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem....

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem....

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

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

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and...

Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and...

Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic...

Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic...

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now...

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now...

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

We often speak of love when we really should be speaking of the drive to...

We often speak of love when we really should be speaking of the drive to...

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim...

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

Narcissist: psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst; considered to...

Narcissist: psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst; considered to...

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

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

The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are.

The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are.

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.