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A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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Compassion is the basis of morality. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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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

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

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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