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“Pride is generally censured and decried, but mainly by those who have nothing to be proud of.”

Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a prominent German philosopher born on February 22, 1788, and died on September 21, 1860. He is one of the most important figures in 19th-century German philosophy and is known for his unique pessimistic philosophical ideas. more

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Book:The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated)

Source: The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated)

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Book:Studies in Pessimism: Top of Schopenhauer

Source: Studies in Pessimism: Top of Schopenhauer

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“I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?”

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Book:Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: selected and translated by T. Bailey Saunders

Source: Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: selected and translated by T. Bailey Saunders

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“Nothing in life gives a man so much courage as the attainment or renewal of the conviction that other people regard him with favor; because it means that everyone joins to give him help and protection, which is an infinitely stronger bulwark against the ills of life than anything he can do himself.”

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Book:the Wisdom of Life: Top of Schopenhauer

Source: the Wisdom of Life: Top of Schopenhauer

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Author:Arthur Schopenhauer