Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

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...

Compassion is the basis of all morality

Compassion is the basis of all morality

Human life must be some form of mistake

Human life must be some form of mistake

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.

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.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within...

Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within...

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.

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him

He who tries to forget a woman, never loved her

He who tries to forget a woman, never loved her

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a...

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a...