Arthur Schopenhauer

1. ''Compassion is the basis of morality.''

2. '' A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.''

3. '' Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.''

4. ''Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world''.

5. ''The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.''

6. '' Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure.''

7. '' In our monogamous part of the world to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties.''

8. ''Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face especially the eyes.''

9. '' It is difficult to find happiness within oneself but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.''

10. ''It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.''

11. ''One should use common words to say uncommon things.''

12. ''The word of man is the most durable of all material.''

13. ''Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.''

14. '' Life is a constant process of dying.''

15. ''There is not much to be got anywhere in the world it is filled with misery and pain.''