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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Alone Does Free Freedom He Himself Long Love Man Only Really Solitude Will

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The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Appearance Directly Discovery Effectively Error False Mislead More Opinion Powers Preconceived Prejudice Present Reasoning Things Truth Truth Is Weakness Which

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

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Blind Blind Man Carries His Lame Like Man Mind Power See Shoulders Strong Who Will

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They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Cowardice Every Every Man Greatest His Life Man More Nothing Obvious Own Person Piece Quite Suicide Tell Than Title Us Which World Wrong

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Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Death Every Gives Hint Parting Resurrection Reunion

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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Accepted Being First Opposed Passes Ridiculed Second Self-Evident Stages Third Three Through Truth Violently

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Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: After Centre Certain Distance Finds Go Goes Gravity Law Like Must Only Opinion Other Past Pendulum Point Remain Rest Same Side Time True Which

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

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Always Done Fools Just Majority Opposite Said Same Same Things Things Who Wise

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In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Absurdity Brief Dominion Masters Only Periods Remain Sphere Suspended Thought World

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Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Acquaintances Fortune Friends Passport Surest

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 22nd, 1788

Died: September 21st, 1860

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