Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time.
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If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.
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Then I would have felt sorry for the dear Lord. The theory is correct.
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How loud clocks can tick when a room is empty, and one is alone!
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If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.
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Because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.
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At present every coachman and every waiter argues about whether or not the relativity theory is correct.
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If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
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If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's good of the first one and I would imitate him whereas I would try to correct in me the defects I may see in the second one.
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Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.
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If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.
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It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard flesh-food as necessary at any stage.
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It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them.
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Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him ... a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib ... The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance.
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Every nation criticizes every other one - and they are all correct.
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Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
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Unfortunately, the general interest in art among the Japanese is very low compared to that of Western countries. I would love to be able to correct that by bringing many more pieces of interesting artwork to Japan.
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Whatever you believe, you will find that you are correct. The Universe has a way of presenting to you exactly what you believe.
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The sun, moon, stars, firmament, the sea and the earth have their fixed course, and if ever they do diverge from their regular course, they always correct themselves again; may Cortes, in his love of power, take this as a precept.
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All problems in Computer Science can be solved by another level of indirection.
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Don't use cannon to kill musquito.
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This has been going on for about 12 years. It's not a one-off thing. There was vermin there and people have seen rats.
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I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single song. Plotting takes time and effort, for there are many false turns. I fill up pages and pages with my mistakes, thereby eliminating them. Eventually a trail is broken through this mountain of mistakes. Sometimes it's as easy as putting eggs in a basket; other times it's like trying to pound a ton of sand into a diamond.
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A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time.
