Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes About Time
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Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
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Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
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Time is that in which all things pass away.
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Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.
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The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it.
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It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
- Born: February 22, 1788
- Died: September 21, 1860
- Occupation: Philosopher