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

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

It is a commonplace of modern technology that problems have solutions before there is knowledge...

It is a commonplace of modern technology that problems have solutions before there is knowledge...

Technology is changing our lives. It cannot and will not change what is fundamental to...

Technology is changing our lives. It cannot and will not change what is fundamental to...

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet...

There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...