A man must have grown old and lived long in order to see how short life is.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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“To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Immortality, Desire, Existential Thought, Permanence, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Immortality, Desire, Existential Thought, Permanence, Philosophical Reflection“He who truly thinks for himself is like a monarch, in that he recognizes no one over him. His judgments, like the decisions of a monarch, arise directly from his own absolute power. He no more accepts authorities than a monarch does orders, and he acknowledges the validity of nothing he has not himself confirmed.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Individuality, Autonomy, Thought, Authority, Self-governance
Arthur Schopenhauer Individuality, Autonomy, Thought, Authority, Self-governance“The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life, Brevity, Reflection, Value Of Time, Existential Perspective
Arthur Schopenhauer Life, Brevity, Reflection, Value Of Time, Existential Perspective“Virtue is as little taught as is genius; indeed, the concept is just as unfruitful for it as it is for art, and in the case of both can be used only as an instrument. We should therefore be just as foolish to expect that our moral systems and ethics would create virtuous, noble, and holy men, as that our aesthetics would produce poets, painters, and musicians.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature“To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Books, Reading, Time, Life Choices, Priorities
Arthur Schopenhauer Books, Reading, Time, Life Choices, Priorities“History is the long, difficult and confused dream of Mankind.” Arthur Schopenhauer
History, Humanity, Reflection, Complexity, Collective Consciousness
Arthur Schopenhauer History, Humanity, Reflection, Complexity, Collective Consciousness“First the truth is ridiculed. Then it meets outrage. Then it is said to have been obvious all along.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Acceptance, Societal Reaction, Philosophical Insight, Progress
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Acceptance, Societal Reaction, Philosophical Insight, Progress“The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Perception, Duality, Complexity, Societal Understanding
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Perception, Duality, Complexity, Societal Understanding“A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Will, Desire, Individuality, Paradox, Human Psychology
Arthur Schopenhauer Will, Desire, Individuality, Paradox, Human Psychology“A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Business, Ethics, Deception, Morality, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Business, Ethics, Deception, Morality, Human Nature“That which knows all things and is known by none is the subject.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Subjectivity, Knowledge, Philosophy, Perception, Individual Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Subjectivity, Knowledge, Philosophy, Perception, Individual Experience“Mankind cannot get on without a certain amount of absurdity.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Absurdity, Human Behavior, Necessity, Reality, Existential Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Absurdity, Human Behavior, Necessity, Reality, Existential Thought“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.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Authors, Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Literary Purpose
Arthur Schopenhauer Authors, Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Literary Purpose“Want and boredom are indeed the twin poles of human life.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Want, Boredom, Human Experience, Existence, Emotional Spectrum
Arthur Schopenhauer Want, Boredom, Human Experience, Existence, Emotional Spectrum“Sociability belongs to the most dangerous, even destructive inclinations, since it brings us into contact with beings the great majority of whom are morally bad and intellectually dull or perverted.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Sociability, Relationships, Morality, Danger, Social Influence
Arthur Schopenhauer Sociability, Relationships, Morality, Danger, Social Influence“To measure a man’s happiness only by what he gets, and not also by what he expects to get, is as futile as to try and express a fraction which shall have a numerator but no denominator.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Expectations, Fulfillment, Measurement, Perspective
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Expectations, Fulfillment, Measurement, Perspective“The highest, most varied and lasting pleasures are those of the mind.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Pleasure, Intellect, Mental Satisfaction, Enduring Joy, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Pleasure, Intellect, Mental Satisfaction, Enduring Joy, Human Experience“The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Brain, Organism, Dependency, Health, Neuroscience
Arthur Schopenhauer Brain, Organism, Dependency, Health, Neuroscience“A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Astonishment, Mortality, Human Condition, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Astonishment, Mortality, Human Condition, Philosophical Reflection