Money is human happiness in the abstract... by Arthur Schopenhauer

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Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

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Sacrifice Pain

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Death Will

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Germany Suffering Nature Will People

Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Cards

It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Opinion Present Truth

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

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