A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the…

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you...

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you...

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

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

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

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

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

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

It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them....

It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them....

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...

The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in...

The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in...

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

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.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

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

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and...

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and...

Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.

Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living...

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living...