Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Change, Eternity, Existence, Impermanence, Philosophical Thought
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“We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Conformity, Individuality, Self-loss, Societal Pressure, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Conformity, Individuality, Self-loss, Societal Pressure, Human Nature“The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Honesty, Authors, Misquotation, Integrity, Literary Ethics
Arthur Schopenhauer Honesty, Authors, Misquotation, Integrity, Literary Ethics“Compassion is the basis of morality.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion, Morality, Ethical Principles, Human Values, Empathy
Arthur Schopenhauer Compassion, Morality, Ethical Principles, Human Values, Empathy“The cause of laughter in every case is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real objects which have been thought through it in some relation, and laughter itself is just the expression of this incongruity... All laughter then is occasioned by a paradox... This, briefly stated, is the true explanation of the ludicrous.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Laughter, Humor, Incongruity, Paradox, Psychology
Arthur Schopenhauer Laughter, Humor, Incongruity, Paradox, Psychology“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion, Thought Control, Critique, Human Behavior, Spirituality
Arthur Schopenhauer Religion, Thought Control, Critique, Human Behavior, Spirituality“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Books, Reading, Time Management, Knowledge, Misconceptions
Arthur Schopenhauer Books, Reading, Time Management, Knowledge, Misconceptions“Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Hatred, Contempt, Emotions, Intellect, Human Relationships
Arthur Schopenhauer Hatred, Contempt, Emotions, Intellect, Human Relationships“Truth is no harlot who throws her arms round the neck of him who does not desire her; on the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that even the man who sacrifices everything to her can still not be certain of her favors.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Perception, Desire, Value, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Perception, Desire, Value, Philosophical Reflection“The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Knowledge, Learning, Mystery, Existential Thought, Understanding
Arthur Schopenhauer Knowledge, Learning, Mystery, Existential Thought, Understanding“The first forty years of life give the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life Stages, Experience, Reflection, Growth, Understanding
Arthur Schopenhauer Life Stages, Experience, Reflection, Growth, Understanding“Truth is most beautiful undraped.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty“One man is more concerned with the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Impression, Human Behavior, Interaction, Self-perception, Social Dynamics
Arthur Schopenhauer Impression, Human Behavior, Interaction, Self-perception, Social Dynamics“In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Youth, Anticipation, Life, Metaphor, Imagination
Arthur Schopenhauer Youth, Anticipation, Life, Metaphor, Imagination“There is nothing to be got in the world anywhere; privation and pain pervade it, and boredom lies in wait at every corner for those who have escaped them. Moreover, wickedness usually reigns, and folly does all the talking. Fate is cruel, and human beings are pathetic.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Suffering, Boredom, Human Condition, Societal Critique, Pessimism
Arthur Schopenhauer Suffering, Boredom, Human Condition, Societal Critique, Pessimism“Whatever torch we kindle, and whatever space it may illuminate, our horizon will always remain encircled by the depth of night.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Knowledge, Illumination, Limitations, Understanding, Existential Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Knowledge, Illumination, Limitations, Understanding, Existential Reflection“God, who in the beginning was the creator, appears in the end as revenger and rewarder. Deference to such a God admittedly can produce virtuous actions; however, because fear of punishment or hope for reward are their motive, these actions will not be purely moral; on the contrary, the inner essence of such virtue will amount to prudent and carefully calculating egoism.” Arthur Schopenhauer
God, Morality, Motivation, Ethics, Spirituality
Arthur Schopenhauer God, Morality, Motivation, Ethics, Spirituality“Empirical sciences prosecuted purely for their own sake, and without philosophic tendency are like a face without eyes.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Science, Philosophy, Knowledge, Emptiness, Intellectual Purpose
Arthur Schopenhauer Science, Philosophy, Knowledge, Emptiness, Intellectual Purpose“Optimism is not only a false but also a pernicious doctrine, for it presents life as a desirable state and man’s happiness as its aim and object. Starting from this, everyone then believes he has the most legitimate claim to happiness and enjoyment. If, as usually happens, these do not fall to his lot, he believes that he suffers an injustice, in fact that he misses the whole point of his existence.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Optimism, Happiness, Desire, Disillusionment, Human Condition
Arthur Schopenhauer Optimism, Happiness, Desire, Disillusionment, Human Condition