Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the resurrection.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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The middle ages showed us the results of thinking without experimentation, our present century shows...

The middle ages showed us the results of thinking without experimentation, our present century shows...

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,...

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...

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...

We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret...

We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret...

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...

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...

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his...

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his...

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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...

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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,...

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

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...

To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time...

To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time...