Treat a work of art like a prince; let it speak to you first.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERIf we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
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Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame.
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We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
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Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts or leave it.
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Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
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Mostly it is a loss that teaches us about the worth of things.
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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
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If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner, if I let it slip from my tongue, I am Its prisoner.
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We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.
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Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.
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The shortness of life, so often lamented, maybe the best thing about it.
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Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.
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Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.
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