With a large number of people, it is quite evident that their power of sight wholly predominates over their power of thought; they seem to be conscious of their existence only when they are making a noise. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “There is no reason for despair…”
There is no reason for despair. You need not fancy it is impossible to regulate your life in accordance with abstract ideas and maxims… the first thing to do is to understand the rule; the second thing is to learn the practice of it. The theory may be understood at once by an effort of reason, and yet the practice […]
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “You should avoid familiarity with shallow people…”
There is one thing that, more than any other, throws people absolutely off their balance — the thought that you are dependant upon them. This is sure to produce an insolent and domineering manner towards you… they soon come to fancy that they can take liberties with you, and so they try to transgress the laws of politeness. This is […]
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “Gradual practice makes him perfect…”
Gradual practice makes him perfect, through a long series of slips, blunders, and fresh starts. It is just the same as in other things you learn. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “It is natural for great minds…”
It is natural for great minds — the true teachers of humanity — to care little about the constant company of others, just as little as the schoolmaster cares for joining in the frolic of the noisy crowd of boys which surrounds him. The mission of these great minds is to guide mankind over the sea of error to the […]
Periander Quote – “The useful and the beautiful…”
The useful and the beautiful are never separated. Periander (circa 627 – 587 B.C.E.)
Plotinus Quote – “Truth is the agreement of the mind with itself.”
Truth is the agreement of the mind with itself. Plotinus (circa 204 – 270)
Plotinus Quote – “He who does not understand how the soul…”
He who does not understand how the soul contains the Beautiful within itself, seeks to realize beauty without, by laborious production. Plotinus (circa 204 – 270)
Plotinus Quote – “His aim should be to concentrate and simplify…”
His aim should be to concentrate and simplify, and so to expand his being… and so to float upwards towards the divine fountain of being whose stream flows within him. Plotinus (circa 204 – 270)
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “Our life is like a journey in which…”
Our life is like a journey in which, as we advance, the landscape takes a different view from that which is presented at first, and changes again, as we come nearer. This is just what happens, especially with our desires. We often find something else, no, something better than what we were looking for… Instead of finding, as we expected, […]