More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.
Education perverts the mind since we are directly opposing the natural development of our mind by obtaining ideas first and observations last. This is why so few men of learning have such sound common sense as is quite common among the illiterate.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.
