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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

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Goodbyes always hurt, even when you've been longing for them for a long time.

Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

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Tolerance means forgiving the faults of others; tact means not noticing them.

Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

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Dizziness is to space what impatience is to time.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Envy in men shows how unhappy they feel, and their constant attention to what others do or fail to do shows how bored they are.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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The first forty years of life give us the text; the following thirty, the commentary.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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In music, all feelings return to their pure state, and the world is nothing but music made real.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Anger does not allow us to know what we do, much less what we say.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Everyone has the maximum memory for what interests them and the minimum for what does not interest them.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Often things are not given to the one who deserves them the most, but to the one who knows how to ask for them insistently.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Solitude is the fate of all excellent spirits.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Friends are usually considered sincere; enemies truly are: for this reason, it is excellent advice to take advantage of all their criticisms to get to know ourselves a little better, it's similar to using a bitter medicine.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Wealth is like salt water; the more you drink, the thirstier you become.