If a man sets out to hate all the miserable creatures he meets, he will not have much energy left for anything else; whereas he can despise them, one and all, with the greatest ease.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Hate, Energy, Emotional State, Human Nature, Perspective
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“It is, indeed, only in old age that intellectual men attain their sublime expression, whilst portraits of them in their youth show only the first traces of it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Aging, Intellect, Expression, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Arthur Schopenhauer Aging, Intellect, Expression, Personal Growth, Wisdom“Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion, Belief, Light, Darkness, Metaphor
Arthur Schopenhauer Religion, Belief, Light, Darkness, Metaphor“Instead of developing the child’s own faculties of discernment, and teaching it to judge and think for itself, the teacher uses all his energies to stuff its head full of the ready-made thoughts of other people. The mistaken views of life, which spring from a false application of general ideas, have afterwards to be corrected by long years of experience; and it is seldom that they are wholly corrected.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Education, Teaching, Individuality, Critical Thinking, Societal Influence
Arthur Schopenhauer Education, Teaching, Individuality, Critical Thinking, Societal Influence“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“Genius is the ability to leave entirely out of sight our own interest, our willing, and our aims, and consequently to discard entirely our own personality for a time, in order to remain pure knowing subject, the clear eye of the world; and this not merely for moments, but with the necessary continuity and conscious thought to enable us to repeat by deliberate art what has been apprehended and “what in wavering apparition gleams fix in its place with thoughts that stand for ever!” Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius, Intellect, Selflessness, Creativity, Perception
Arthur Schopenhauer Genius, Intellect, Selflessness, Creativity, Perception“Whenever we are not occupied in one of these ways, but cast upon existence itself, its vain and worthless nature is brought home to us; and this is what we mean by boredom.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Boredom, Human Nature, Reflection, Existential Insight
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Boredom, Human Nature, Reflection, Existential Insight“Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Sleep, Mortality, Metaphor, Life Cycle, Existential Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Sleep, Mortality, Metaphor, Life Cycle, Existential Thought“Health outweighs all other blessings so much that one may really say that a healthy beggar is happier than an ailing king. A quiet and cheerful temperament, happy in the enjoyment of a perfectly sound physique, an intellect clear, lively, penetrating and seeing things as they are, a moderate and gentle will, and therefore a good conscience – these are privileges which no rank or wealth can make up for or replace.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Health, Happiness, Blessings, Well-being, Personal Values
Arthur Schopenhauer Health, Happiness, Blessings, Well-being, Personal Values“Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Will, Intellect, Vulgarity, Human Behavior, Personal Integrity
Arthur Schopenhauer Will, Intellect, Vulgarity, Human Behavior, Personal Integrity“The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of African slaves in their place.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Christianity, History, Violence, Moral Critique, Societal Impact
Arthur Schopenhauer Christianity, History, Violence, Moral Critique, Societal Impact“Ordinary people merely think how they shall ‘spend’ their time; a man of talent tries to ‘use’ it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Time, Talent, Purpose, Productivity, Perspective
Arthur Schopenhauer Time, Talent, Purpose, Productivity, Perspective“In their hearts women think that it is men’s business to earn money and theirs to spend it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Gender Roles, Finance, Societal Expectations, Traditional Views, Economic Dynamics
Arthur Schopenhauer Gender Roles, Finance, Societal Expectations, Traditional Views, Economic Dynamics“The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Writing, Style, Communication, Expression, Clarity
Arthur Schopenhauer Writing, Style, Communication, Expression, Clarity“The tallest oak tree once was an acorn that any pig could have swallowed.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Growth, Potential, Nature, Beginnings, Metaphor
Arthur Schopenhauer Growth, Potential, Nature, Beginnings, Metaphor“We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Meaning, Nihilism, Philosophical Thought, Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Meaning, Nihilism, Philosophical Thought, Reflection“I love looking at famous people. Because of the way they look. Because of the way photography makes them look famous.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Fame, Perception, Celebrity, Human Nature, Aesthetics
Arthur Schopenhauer Fame, Perception, Celebrity, Human Nature, Aesthetics“It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Thoughts, Truth, Understanding, Individuality, Personal Perspective
Arthur Schopenhauer Thoughts, Truth, Understanding, Individuality, Personal Perspective“If God made this world, then I would not want to be the God. It is full of misery and distress that it breaks my heart.” Arthur Schopenhauer
God, Existence, Suffering, Philosophical Inquiry, Emotional Turmoil
Arthur Schopenhauer God, Existence, Suffering, Philosophical Inquiry, Emotional Turmoil