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.

Quote by Thomas Szasz

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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...

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....

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

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...

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 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,...

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...