We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

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

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

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

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...

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

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

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.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

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...

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...

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...

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

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 fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

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...

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

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...

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.

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;...