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.

Quote by Thomas Szasz

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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....

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...

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

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

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

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...

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic...

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic...

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe...

The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe...

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...

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...