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Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the tone sustained, the colour perfectly harmonised; it is true to life. On the other hand, the intellectual attainments of the mere man of learning are like a large palette, full of all sorts of colours, which at most are systematically arranged, but devoid of harmony, connection and meaning.
— Arthur Schopenhauer Parerga and Paralipomena
Tags: philosophy, intellect
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Tags: able, endure, us, life
It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Tags: treatment, trifles, shows, person
The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Tags: things, who, always, wise
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Tags: great, heart, wisdom, work
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