May Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Night gives a black look to everything, whatever it may be.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Writers may be classified as meteors, planets, and fixed stars.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Authors may be divided into falling stars, planets, and fixed stars: the first have a momentary effect; the second have a much…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Whatever torch we kindle, and whatever space it may illuminate, our horizon will always remain encircled by the depth of night.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I know of no more beautiful prayer than that which the Hindus of old used in closing: May all that have life…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

With health, everything is a source of pleasure; without it, nothing else, whatever it may be, is enjoyable...Healt h is by far…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

A man may call to mind the face of his friend, but not his own. Here, then, is an initial difficulty in…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

It often happens that we blurt out things that may in some kind of way be harmful to us, but we are…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Genius is its own reward; for the best that one is, one must necessarily be for oneself. . . . Further, genius…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

If people insist that honor is dearer than life itself, what they really mean is that existence and well-being are as nothing…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Many undoubtedly owe their good fortune to the circumstance that they possess a pleasing smile with which they win hearts. Yet these…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The charlatan takes very different shapes according to circumstances; but at bottom he is a man who cares nothing about knowledge for…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Style is the physiognomy of the mind. It is more infallible than that of the body. To imitate the style of another…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

A man's knowledge may be said to be mature, in other words, when it has reached the most complete state of perfection…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Consider the Koran... this wretched book was sufficient to start a world-religion, to satisfy the metaphysical need of countless millions for twelve…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

A man of intellect is like an artist who gives a concert without any help from anyone else, playing on a single…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Physics is unable to stand on its own feet, but needs a metaphysics on which to support itself, whatever fine airs it…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Whatever folly men commit, be their shortcomings or their vices what they may, let us exercise forbearance; remember that when these faults…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

If the lives of men were relieved of all need, hardship and adversity; if everything they took in hand were successful, they…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

We may divide thinkers into those who think for themselves and those who think through others. The latter are the rule and…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment - a question which man puts to Nature, trying to force her to answer.…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Man may have the most excellent judgment in all other matters, and yet go wrong in those which concern himself; because here…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging…

— Arthur Schopenhauer