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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
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Danzig
Solitude
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Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.
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Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.
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Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.
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You must treat a work of art like a great man: stand before it and wait patiently till it deigns to speak.
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Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.
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The young should early be trained to bear being left alone for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind.
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Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.
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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
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The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.
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Anyone can squash a bug but all professors of this world couldn't build one.
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Wir tappen im Labyrinth unsers Lebenswandels und im Dunkel unserer Forschungen umher: helleAugenblicke erleuchten dabei wie Blitze unsernWeg. We grope about in the labyrinth of our life and in the obscurity of our investigations bright moments illuminate our path like flashes of lightning.
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Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches.
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Mostly the loss teaches us only about the value of things.
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