Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

—Arthur Schopenhauer

About Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860), also known as the "Philosopher of Pessimism", was a German philosopher and writer. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and...

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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

—Arthur Schopenhauer

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The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

—Arthur Schopenhauer

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"Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

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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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It can truly be said: Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.

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It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, and certainly not desirable, as one's hat keeps blowing off.

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Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

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If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run—and often in the short one—the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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When there is no desire to satisfy yourself, there is no aggression or speed… Because there is no rush to achieve, you can afford to relax. Because you can afford to relax, you can afford to keep company with yourself, you can afford to make love with yourself, to be friends with yourself.

—Carlos Castaneda in The Teachings of Don Juan

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Time passes too quickly when you're getting ready to do something you don't want to do.

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