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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “One should use common words to say uncommon things”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
    tags: clarity, naivete, simplicity, writing
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability.”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer, Essays and Aphorisms
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “Marrying means to halve one's rights and double one's duties”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
    tags: life
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
    tags: wisdom
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. ”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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    Arthur Schopenhauer
    “Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.”
    ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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    Voltaire
    “‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: inspirational
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    Voltaire
    “Common sense is not so common.”
    ― Voltaire, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
    tags: apothegm, common-sense
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    Voltaire
    “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: denial, fear, reality, truth, truth-hurts, truth-quotes, truths
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    Voltaire
    “Don't think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: money
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    Voltaire
    “The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: philosophical
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    Voltaire
    “What is history? The lie that everyone agrees on...”
    ― Voltaire
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    Voltaire
    “It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.”
    ― Voltaire
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    Voltaire
    “But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.”
    ― Voltaire, Candide
    tags: live, world
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    Voltaire
    “Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all.”
    ― Voltaire
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    Voltaire
    “If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?”
    ― Voltaire, Candide
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  • #19
    Voltaire
    “Man is free at the instant he wants to be.”
    ― Voltaire
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