The shortness of life, so often lamented, maybe the best thing about it.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERWealth is like seawater; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame.
More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
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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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If God made this world, then I would not want to be the God. It is full of misery and distress that it breaks my heart.
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We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
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The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
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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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Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.
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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
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Genius lives only one story above the madness.
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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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To be alone is the fate of all great minds – a fate deplored at times, but still always chosen as the less grievous of two evils.
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Compassion is the basis of morality.
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A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.
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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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Each day is a little life.
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Life is a constant process of dying.
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