There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth,...

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth,...

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in...

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in...

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has...

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has...

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.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

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...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the...

It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals...

It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals...

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have...

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have...

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and...

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and...

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Compassion is the basis of morality.