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It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Person Shows Treatment Trifles

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It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Avoid Clear Gain Order Pain Pleasure Sacrifice

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Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Back Chance Demanded Every Happiness Hour Lent May Next Possession Therefore Time Uncertain

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Music is the melody whose text is the world.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Melody Music Text Whose World

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The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Coming Fame Last Likely Longer Man Will

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Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Also Hand Hands History However Inferior Metal Newspapers Only Other Properly Second Seldom Works

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Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Another Because Cards Deal Idiots Money People Thoughts Try Win

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The word of man is the most durable of all material.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Durable Man Material Most Word

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Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Another Enemies Indifferent Men Merely Nature Women Women Are

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

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Best Character Guard He His Man Off Reveals Trifles

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: February 22nd, 1788

Died: September 21st, 1860

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