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I love looking at famous people. Because of the way they look. Because of the way photography makes them look famous.
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 has not to be won it must only not be lost.
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Pride is generally censured and decried, but mainly by those who have nothing to be proud of.
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Hatred is an affair of the heart contempt that of the head.
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I have described religion as the metaphysics of the people.
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Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
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The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
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