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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Human Human Nature Nature Politeness Warmth Wax

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Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Capacity Degree Growth Highest Increased Intelligence Nature Only Pain Point Shows Suffering Supreme

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

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Efforts Eyes Face Gradually Mark Set Thoughts Wicked Worthless

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Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Animal Art How Masterpiece People Religion Shall Think Training Trains

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Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Abstract Capable Concrete Enjoying Happiness He Himself Human Longer Money Then Utterly Who

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The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Commentary First Forty Forty Years Give Life Next Supply Text Thirty Us Years

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Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Intellect Minus Vulgarity Will

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The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Existence Him Less Man More Mysterious Seems

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Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Because Brief Buildings Cannot Close Great Great Minds Little Live Magnitude Minds Related See Span Square Stand Standing Them Time Too Which You

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Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Another Arbitrary Chance Inflicted Nature Never Painful Seems Suffering Us Will

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 22nd, 1788

Died: September 21st, 1860

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