It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one...

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one...

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of...

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of...

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.

A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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...

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.

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 live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and...

National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and...

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

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

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

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as...

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as...

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great...

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great...

Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by...

Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by...