Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

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...

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

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

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

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...

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and...

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and...

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

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

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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

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

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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...

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

Man should think like few do and talk like the many others.

Man should think like few do and talk like the many others.

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.

To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake

To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change is not always growth just as movement is not always progress

Change is not always growth just as movement is not always progress

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.