Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.
Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.
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| Birth: | 22nd February, 1788 |
| Death: | 21st September, 1860 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Philosopher |
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Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction. In 1820, Schopenhauer became a lecturer at the University of Berlin.
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