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Truth is most beautiful undraped.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
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University Teacher
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Truth
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Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.
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First the truth is ridiculed. Then it meets outrage. Then it is said to have been obvious all along.
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Unrest is the mark of existence.
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I have described religion as the metaphysics of the people.
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A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.
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Truth that is naked is the most beautiful, and the simpler its expression the deeper is the impression it makes.
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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Mostly the loss teaches us only about the value of things.
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It is a wise thing to be polite consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.
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Many books serve merely to show how many ways there are of being wrong, and how far astray you yourself would go if you followed their guidance. You should read only when your own thoughts dry up.
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