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 two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win...

Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win...

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 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...

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 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...

Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh...

Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh...

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.

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...

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the...

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the...

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...

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals...

It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals...

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

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

Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of...

Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of...

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

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

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.

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...