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...
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Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company. Arthur Schopenhauer
Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company.
Marrying means to halve one's rights and double one's dutie. Arthur Schopenhauer
Marrying means to halve one's rights and double one's dutie.
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.
One should use common words to say uncommon things. Arthur Schopenhauer
One should use common words to say uncommon things.
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.
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience. Arthur Schopenhauer
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
