Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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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.

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.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to...

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to...

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...

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

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.

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.

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...

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and...

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and...

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

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...

I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me

I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me

Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for...

Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for...