Memorable Quotes and quotations from Thomas Szasz

Thomas Szasz


Thomas Szasz - "The Second Sin"
- When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

Thomas Szasz -
- A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.

Thomas Szasz - The Second Sin (1973) "Emotions"
- 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.

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- If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.

Thomas Szasz - The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"
- The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

Thomas Szasz -
- The stupid neither forgive or forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

Thomas Szasz - The Second Sin (1973) "Science and Scientism"
- Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

Thomas Szasz -
- 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 -
- If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.

Thomas Szasz - The Second Sin (1973) "Childhood"
- A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.