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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly plante

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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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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With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born, grows up and dies of old age in a day. – Jim Bishop

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A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with. – Robert Browning

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With age, you get to a place where you dont want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug. – Vin Diesel

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Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice it whitens only the hair. – Ira Gershwin

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