A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

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...

Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment -- a question which man puts to...

Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment -- a question which man puts to...

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.

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of...

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of...

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...

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,...

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of...

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of...

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite...

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite...

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and...

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and...

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

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...

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present...

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present...

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

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

Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever...

Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...