"The world is my representation" — Arthur Schopenhauer

"The world is my representation"

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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458 Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer has 458 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.
There are two things which make it impossible to believe that this world is the successful work of an all-wise,…
Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.
Human existence is an error...it is bad today and every day it gets worse, until the worst happens.
Suicide may also be regarded as an experiment - a question which man puts to Nature, trying to force her…
Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.
It is, indeed, only in old age that intellectual men attain their sublime expression, whilst portraits of them in their…
A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a…
The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of…
Of all the intellectual faculties, judgment is the last to mature. A child under the age of fifteen should confine…
The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the…
The present is the only reality and the only certainty.

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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