Quote by Thomas Szasz
Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the li

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

Other quotes by Thomas Szasz

In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. – Thomas Szasz

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Children
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He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself. – Thomas Szasz

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respect
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To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness. – Candace Bushnell

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Happiness

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other peoples happiness. – Aldous Huxley

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Happiness

If you can measure success in this business based on happiness alone I feel like Ive hit the lottery. – Justin Long

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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. – Japanese Proverb

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We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration. – Irving Babbitt

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Romantic

Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good. – Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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Government

Im someone whos done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. – Elizabeth McGovern

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Wisdom