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Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

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

Biography

Author Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: German
Born: February 22, 1788
Died: September 21, 1860

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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.
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A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
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Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
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Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.
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To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them.
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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.
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After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
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