"To form a judgment intuitively is the..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
To form a judgment intuitively is the privilege of few; authority and example lead the rest of the world. They see with the eyes of others, they hear with the ears of others. Therefore it is very easy to think as all the world now think; but to think as all the world will think thirty years hence is not in the power of every one.
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“Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination.”
“Hence, in all countries the chief occupation of society is card-playing, and it is the gauge of its value, and an outward sign that it is bankrupt in thought. Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another’s money. Idiots!”
“A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life.”
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“Human intellect is incurably abstract.”
“I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute.”
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“It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful is right, sometimes wrong, but no matter, the crowd follows it.”
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“The mass of men are very easily imposed on. They have their runways in which they always travel, and are sure to fall into any pit or box-trap set therein.”