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Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
"Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become"
"There is no doubt that life is given us not to be enjoyed but to be overcome to be got over"
"Life without pain has no meaning"
"Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal"
"Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see"
"The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust"
"A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts"
"The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind the lawyer all the wickedness the theologian all the stupidity"
"A man can do what he wants but not want what he wants"
"We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire enough knowledge of the crudities of life"
"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think"
"The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience."
"Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things."
"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."
"The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it."
"Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain."
"Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny."
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see."
"It is difficult to find happiness within oneself but it is impossible to find it anywhere else"
"We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness"
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