The word of man is the most durable of all material.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as...

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...

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

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 foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

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...

Compassion is the basis of all morality

Compassion is the basis of all morality

That the outer man is a picture of the inner, and the face an expression...

That the outer man is a picture of the inner, and the face an expression...

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...

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...

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...

Human life must be some form of mistake

Human life must be some form of mistake

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...

If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to...

If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to...

Business before pleasure

Business before pleasure

A good metaphor can make any bad idea sound good.

A good metaphor can make any bad idea sound good.