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 SCHOPENHAUERCompassion is the basis of morality.
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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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Marrying means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.
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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
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Life is a constant process of dying.
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Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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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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One should use common words to say uncommon things.
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Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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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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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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Truth is most beautiful undraped.
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Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.
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Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.
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