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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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History
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Arthur Schopenhauer
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Human existence must be a kind of error…it may be said of it, it is bad today and every day it will get worse, until the worst of all happens. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Depression
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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Theres no reason to change what you are, but if youre not being you, then you need to acknowledge that. – Marilyn Manson

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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change. – Andre Gide

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And Seaman, just like a falling oak, manages to change direction. – John Motson

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I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff. – Temple Grandin

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