The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

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.

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of...

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only 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.

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...

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

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

The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small...

The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small...

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present...

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present...

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.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses

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...

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...

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.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

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.

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...

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not