A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. Restraint is always present in society, like a companion of whom there is no riddance, and in proportion to the greatness of a […]
Hardly one in ten thousand will have the strength of mind to ask himself seriously and earnestly, “Is that true?” Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
It is difficult to keep quiet if you have nothing to do. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
It is only after a man has rid himself of all pretence, and taken refuge in mere unembellished existence, that he is able to attain that peace of mind which is the foundation of human happiness. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
It is only through the morning gate of the beautiful that you can penetrate into the realm of knowledge. That which we feel here as beauty, we shall one day know as truth. Friedrich von Schiller (1759 – 1805)
Peace of mind! That is something essential to any enjoyment of the present moment, and unless its separate moments are enjoyed, there is an end to life’s happiness as a whole. We should always recollect that today comes only once, and never returns. We fancy that it will come again tomorrow, but tomorrow is another day, which, in its turn, […]
A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles — for then he is off his guard. This will often afford a good opportunity of observing the boundless egoism of a man’s nature, and his total lack of consideration for others; and if these defects show themselves in small things, or merely in his […]
If you want your judgement to be accepted, express it coolly and without passion. All violence has its origin in the will, and so, if your judgement is expressed with vehemence, people will consider it an effort of will, and not the outcome of knowledge, which is in its nature calm and unemotional. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Mental superiority of any kind always tends to isolate its possessor; people run away from him out of pure hatred, and say all manner of bad things about him by way of justifying their actions. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
