There are 80,000 prostitutes in London alone and what are they, if not bloody sacrifices on the alter of monogamy - Arthur Schopenhauer

To be a philosopher, that is to say, a lover of wisdom (for wisdom is nothing but truth), it is not enough for a man to love truth, in so far as it is compatible with his own interest, with the will of his superiors, with the dogmas of the church, or with the prejudices and tastes of his contemporaries; so long as he rests content with this position, he is only a philautos, not a philosophos [a lover of self, not a lover of wisdom]. For this title of honor is well and wisely conceived precisely by its stating that one should love the truth earnestly and with one’s whole heart, and thus unconditionally and unreservedly, above all else, and, if need be, in defiance of all else. Now the reason for this is the one previously stated that the intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth.

No one reveals himself as he is; we all wear a mask and play a role.

- On Psychology

هذه الحياةُ محزنةٌ جدا، ولهذا فلقد قررت أن أقضيها بالتأمل فيها.