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Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: living, dead, children, happiness

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In the past, men created witches: now they create mental patients.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: now, create, men, past
Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: making, stage, never, children
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: serenity, boredom, nothing, feeling, time
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: own, children, learning, leadership
If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you, you are a schizophrenic.
— Thomas Szasz
Tags: talk, dead, you, god
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