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 parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the...

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...

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

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

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

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...

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

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.

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...

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

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;...

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...

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

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

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his...

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his...

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.

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches

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...

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are...

Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are...