All Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
- It is only the man whose intellect is clouded by his sexual impulse that could give the name of the fair sex to that undersized,… Broad
- A reproach can only hurt if it hits the mark. Whoever knows that he does not deserve a reproach can treat it with contempt. Contempt
- For our improvement we need a mirror. Improvement
- Genuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another. Contempt
- It takes place, by and large, with the same sort of necessity as a tree brings forth fruit, and demands of the world no more… Brings
- It is a clumsy experiment to make; for it involves the destruction of the very consciousness which puts the question and awaits the answer. Answer
- One can forget everything, everything, only not oneself, one's own being. Everything Everything
- It is difficult, if not impossible, to define the limit of our reasonable desires in respect of possessions. Define
- The animal lacks both anxiety and hope because its consciousness is restricted to what is clearly evident and thus to the present moment: the animal… Animal
- Pride works _from within_; it is the direct appreciation of oneself. Vanity is the desire to arrive at this appreciation indirectly, from without. Appreciation
- Every generation, no matter how paltry its character, thinks itself much wiser than the one immediately preceding it, let alone those that are more remote. Alone
- There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake. All
- Style is what gives value and currency to thoughts. Currency
- A word too much always defeats its purpose. Always Defeats
- I believe a person of any fine feeling scarcely ever sees a new face without a sensation akin to a shock, for the reason that… Akin
- We should comfort ourselves with the masterpieces of art as with exalted personages-stand quietly before them and wait till they speak to us. Art
- What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles. Bear
- It is only when a man is alone that he is really free. Alone
- Whatever folly men commit, be their shortcomings or their vices what they may, let us exercise forbearance; remember that when these faults appear in others… Appear
- Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every remeeting a foretaste of the resurrection. That is why even people who are indifferent to each other… Death
- Every hero is a Samson. The strong man succumbs to the intrigues of the weak and the many; and if in the end he loses… All
- Happiness of any given life is to be measured, not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it has been free… Any
- Scoundrels are always sociable. Always Sociable
- The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity; for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else, and… All
- In their hearts women think that it is men's business to earn money and theirs to spend it. Business