Compassion is the basis of morality.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

The word of man is the most durable of all material.

The word of man is the most durable of all material.

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...

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth,...

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth,...

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.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has...

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has...

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a...

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a...

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...

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

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...

Human life must be some form of mistake

Human life must be some form of mistake

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...

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

I've never know any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

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

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

Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.

Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.