"Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing……" — Arthur Schopenhauer
"Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect."
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Arthur Schopenhauer
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458 Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer has 458 quotes on this site.
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Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.
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There are two things which make it impossible to believe that this world is the successful work of an all-wise,…
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Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.
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Human existence is an error...it is bad today and every day it gets worse, until the worst happens.
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Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment - a question which man puts to Nature, trying to force her…
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Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.
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It is, indeed, only in old age that intellectual men attain their sublime expression, whilst portraits of them in their…
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A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a…
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The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of…
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Of all the intellectual faculties, judgment is the last to mature. A child under the age of fifteen should confine…
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The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the…
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The present is the only reality and the only certainty.
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More Forcing Quotes
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On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted…
— John James Audubon
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Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned…
— Harry Browne
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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
— Carol Burnett
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood.…
— Maria Callas
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The Chinese describe themselves as political refugees. Many base that claim on China's strict population laws, which allow them to…
— Ed Koch
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We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding…
— Adam Clarke
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Our job is to get out of the way of ourselves and let the art flow through us. We need…
— Kyle Cease
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Trying to force things only disturbs your goals. Forcing will not help. Everything happens in its right time.
— Judith Orloff
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It is the omnipresent rush of water which give the Este Gardens their peculiar character. From the Anio, drawn up…
— Edith Wharton
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The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an…
— John Stuart Mill
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The Bauls say, "Don't try to force anything." Let life be a deep let-go. See God opening millions of flowers…
— Rajneesh
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Freedom is the basic thing. Consciousness grows in freedom and starts dying, becomes paralyzed and crippled, when things are forced.…
— Rajneesh
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