Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...

Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art,...

Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art,...

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the...

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the...

Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake

To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake

Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of...

Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of...

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one...

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one...

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great...

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great...

We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.

We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a...

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a...

Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within...

Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within...

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.

To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.