Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a gre

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Intelligence
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The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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Nature
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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. – Bertrand Russell

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The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. – Voltaire

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There are two great days in a persons life – the day we are born and the day we discover why. – William Barclay

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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. – H. L. Mencken

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Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. – Lord Chesterfield

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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I love music videos, I really do. I think its kind of sad that its a dying art form. – Adam Levine

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When you are not at hand to kiss away my fears I cannot choose but be wretched. – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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