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Schopenhauer Quotes and Quotations
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. The weakness of their reasoning faculty also explains why women show more sympathy for the unfortunate than men;... and why, on the contrary, they are inferior to men as regards justice, and less honourable and conscientious. |