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As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Accumulate Amount Biggest Disorder Far Far Less Knowledge Less Library May Much Over Small Smaller Than Thought Useful Value Vast Will You Yourself

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With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Ability Great Great Talent Honesty Hypocrisy Limited Merely Modesty People Possess Talent Those Who

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To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Away Error Free Give Person Take

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Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Forcing Intellect Itself Obstinacy Place Result Will

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Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Being Boredom Both Depend Fascination Inside Just Leads Other Outside Rather Reverse Side Situation Than

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The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Be True Difficulty Multitude Same Same Time Something Teach Time True Try Untrue

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To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Also Books Buy Could Good Good Thing Read Them Thing Time Would A Good Thing

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It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Cards Difference Fate Gives Hand Make Play Us

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

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Achievements Distrust Generally Greatest Human Human Mind Mind Received

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To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Find First Impression Judge Letter Opinion Out Real See Someone Them You Your

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 22nd, 1788

Died: September 21st, 1860

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