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“Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.”

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“there are very few who can think, but every man wants to have an opinion; and what remains but to take it ready-made from others, instead of forming opinions for himself?”

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Quelle: The Art of Always Being Right

“Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of ones own.”

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Quelle: The Art of Literature

“If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing.”

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Quelle: The Vanity of Existence

“To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it.”

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"Religion: A Dialogue."
Variant translation: To free a man from error does not mean to take something from him, but to give him something.
Essays
Quelle: Essays and Aphorisms
Kontext: To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. Then give up deceiving people; confess ignorance of what you don't know, and leave everyone to form his own articles of faith for himself. Perhaps they won't turn out so bad, especially as they'll rub one another's corners down, and mutually rectify mistakes. The existence of many views will at any rate lay a foundation of tolerance. Those who possess knowledge and capacity may betake themselves to the study of philosophy, or even in their own persons carry the history of philosophy a step further.

“If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.”

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“Rascals are always sociable — more’s the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others’ company.”

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Arthur Schopenhauer buch Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit

Vol. 1, Ch. 5, § 9
Parerga and Paralipomena (1851), Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life

“What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others.”

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“There is some wisdom in taking a gloomy view, in looking upon the world as a kind of Hell, and in confining one's efforts to securing a little room that shall not be exposed to the fire.”

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Quelle: The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims

“Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it.”

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“Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls.”

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Quelle: Essays and Aphorisms

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

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“Whatever torch we kindle, and whatever space it may illuminate, our horizon will always remain encircled by the depth of night.”

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Quelle: The World as Will and Representation, Vol 2

“Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.”

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Quelle: The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1

“Truth is no harlot who throws her arms round the neck of him who does not desire her; on the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that even the man who sacrifices everything to her can still not be certain of her favors.”

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Quelle: The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1

“There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.”

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“Men of learning are those who have read the contents of books. Thinkers, geniuses, and those who have enlightened the world and furthered the race of men, are those who have made direct use of the book of the world.”

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&quot;Thinking for Oneself&quot; http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/schopenhauer/arthur/essays/chapter8.html <br class="br">Essays