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.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERTreat a work of art like a prince; let it speak to you first.
More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
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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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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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We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.
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Life is a constant process of dying.
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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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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
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Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.
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A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.
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Truth is most beautiful undraped.
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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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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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One should use common words to say uncommon things.
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Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.
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The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth.
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