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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
If we were not all so excessively interested in ourselves, life wo

If we were not all so excessively interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity of men. It refers the course of celestial bodies to the miserable ego: it establishes a connection between the comets in heaven and squabbles and rascalities on earth. – 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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The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation. – Hailliard

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The greatest productive force is human selfishness. – Robert A. Heinlein

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In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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Lovers never get tired of each other because they are forever talking about themselves. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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