Arthur Schopenhauer

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1. The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

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2. The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

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3. All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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4. The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.

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5. In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.