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Writing Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
- The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.
- The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of…
- Truth that is naked is the most beautiful, and the simpler its expression the deeper is the impression it makes.
- There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake.
- I owe what is best in my own development to the impression made by Kant's works, the sacred writings of the Hindus, and Plato.
- The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others.
- To use many words to communicate few thoughts is everywhere the unmistakable sign of mediocrity. To gather much thought into few words stamps the man…
- There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake. ... The…
- For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a…
- The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small ones interesting.
- The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
- He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
- No one writes anything worth writing, unless he writes entirely for the sake of his subject.
- One should use common words to say uncommon things
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