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Arthur Schopenhauer1788–1860

Arthur Schopenhauer on honor

Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, Vol. 1. Ch. 4: Position, or a Man’s Place in the Estimation of Others, §4-Honor

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