Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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 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...

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something...

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something...

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

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.

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the...

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.

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity of...

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity of...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I...

I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I...

Thanks for your nice little note, though I am sorry to hear you find Through...

Thanks for your nice little note, though I am sorry to hear you find Through...