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
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it Arthur Schopenhauer
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it
Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection. Arthur Schopenhauer
Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.
What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others. Arthur Schopenhauer
What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others.
To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. Arthur Schopenhauer
To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it.
Life is a constant process of dying Arthur Schopenhauer
Life is a constant process of dying
Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first. Arthur Schopenhauer
Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first.
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness. Arthur Schopenhauer
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness.
If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner. Arthur Schopenhauer
If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner.
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.
No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose. Arthur Schopenhauer
No rose without a thorn but many a thorn without a rose.
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude Arthur Schopenhauer
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude
Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced Arthur Schopenhauer
Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced