Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERFaith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.
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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It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
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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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We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
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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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Reading is thinking with someone else’s head instead of one’s own.
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Each day is a little life.
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Happiness consists of the frequent repetition of pleasure.
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We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.
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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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Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame.
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Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.
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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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A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.
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