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

Quote by Thomas Szasz

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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,...

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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

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...

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

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...

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...

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....

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Let us now celebrate the literary allusion. Let us now celebrate the trope and willful...

Let us now celebrate the literary allusion. Let us now celebrate the trope and willful...