Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERA sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.
More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
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The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
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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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Marrying means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.
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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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Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.
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Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.
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Compassion is the basis of morality.
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Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness.
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One should use common words to say uncommon things.
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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
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We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.
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The shortness of life, so often lamented, maybe the best thing about it.
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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