Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.

Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.

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

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

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite...

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite...

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

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...

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...

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a...

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Human life must be some form of mistake

Human life must be some form of mistake

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.

They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong;...

They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong;...

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...

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in...