“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom”
“To live alone is the fate of all great souls.”
“To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.”
“No one can transcend their own individuality.”
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.”
“Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.”