Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.Arthur Schopenhauer
Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.
Arthur Schopenhauer
In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.
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Truth that has merely been learned is like an artificial limb, a false tooth, a waxen nose it adheres to us only Because it is put on. But truth acquired by thought of our own is like a natural limb it alone really belongs to us.
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Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately
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To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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