We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire a knowledge of the superficial nature of their thou… - Arthur Schopenhauer

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We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire a knowledge of the superficial nature of their thoughts, the narrowness of their views and of the number of their errors. Whoever attaches a lot of value to the opinions of others pays them too much honor.

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About Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).

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Whoever attaches great importance to the opinions of people pays them too much honour.

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