Mostly it is a loss that teaches us about the worth of things.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERGenius lives only one story above the madness.
More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
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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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We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
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Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.
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Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.
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If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
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The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
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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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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
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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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Reading is thinking with someone else’s head instead of one’s own.
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Compassion is the basis of morality.
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth.
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Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.
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