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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty su

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity. – 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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One mellows almost without realizing it—a compensation of age, because anger is exhausting. – Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm, 2014

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In an age of incompetence, Ive been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. Thats my job. – Billy Joel

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Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. – James Joyce

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You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. – Victoria Abril

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