Compassion is the basis of morality.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized In the first it is...

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized In the first it is...

The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.

The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play...

It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play...

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have...

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have...

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than...

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than...

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that...

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that...

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and...

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and...

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in...

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in...

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a...

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a...

The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask...

The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask...

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

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

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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...

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

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.