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

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

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.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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...

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

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

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...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value.

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value.

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on...

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on...

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.

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian...

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian...

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

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

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

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

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.

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.

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

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...

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a...

I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a...