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 S Szasz

Topics: Self Interest Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts...

Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts...

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

Life, the gift of nature, Love, the gift of life, a Kiss, the gift of...

Life, the gift of nature, Love, the gift of life, a Kiss, the gift of...

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.

Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable....

Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable....

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

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....

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

What we desire our children to become, we must endeavor to be before them

What we desire our children to become, we must endeavor to be before them

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned...

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned...

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them...

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

He that hath a wife and children must not sit with his fingers in his...

He that hath a wife and children must not sit with his fingers in his...

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time?...

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time?...

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self...

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self...