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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.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
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Honor means that a man is not exceptional fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won honor, only something which must not be lost.
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Man is never happy, but spends his whole life in striving after something which he thinks will make him so.
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