Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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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...

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...

The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.

The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.

The middle ages showed us the results of thinking without experimentation, our present century shows...

The middle ages showed us the results of thinking without experimentation, our present century shows...

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.

Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art,...

Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art,...

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

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

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

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

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that...

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that...

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...

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized In the first it is...

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized In the first it is...

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a...

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a...

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

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.

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...