Arthur Schopenhauer ( 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation, in which he characterizes...
Arthur Schopenhauer History
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
Compassion is the basis of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality.
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure. Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
To feel envy is human, to savour schadenfreude is devilish. Arthur Schopenhauer
To feel envy is human, to savour schadenfreude is devilish.
A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial. Arthur Schopenhauer
A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.
He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts. Arthur Schopenhauer
He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills. Arthur Schopenhauer
Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.
Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of ones own. Arthur Schopenhauer
Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of ones own.
Music is the melody whose text is the world. Arthur Schopenhauer
Music is the melody whose text is the world.
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked. Arthur Schopenhauer
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.
A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man. Arthur Schopenhauer
A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man.
