Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Life, Aging, Momentum, Perspective, Experience
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“There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life, Struggle, Existence, Overcoming, Philosophical Perspective
Arthur Schopenhauer Life, Struggle, Existence, Overcoming, Philosophical Perspective“Pantheism is only a polite form of atheism.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Pantheism, Atheism, Beliefs, Spirituality, Philosophical Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Pantheism, Atheism, Beliefs, Spirituality, Philosophical Thought“Fundamentally it is only our own basic thoughts that possess truth and life, for only these do we really understand through and through. The thoughts of another that we have read are crumbs from another’s table, the cast-off clothes of an unfamiliar guest.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Thoughts, Individuality, Understanding, Authenticity, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Thoughts, Individuality, Understanding, Authenticity, Human Experience“The ordinary man places his life’s happiness in things external to him, in property, rank, wife and children, friends, society, and the like, so that when he loses them or finds them disappointing, the foundation of his happiness is destroyed.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, External Factors, Materialism, Human Condition, Self-worth
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, External Factors, Materialism, Human Condition, Self-worth“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 word of man is the most durable of all material.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Language, Communication, Durability, Expression, Human Connection
Arthur Schopenhauer Language, Communication, Durability, Expression, Human Connection“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“To expect a man to retain everything that he has ever read is like expecting him to carry about in his body everything that he has ever eaten.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Memory, Reading, Retention, Knowledge, Metaphor
Arthur Schopenhauer Memory, Reading, Retention, Knowledge, Metaphor“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“Freedom of the press is to the machinery of the state what the safety valve is to the steam engine.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Freedom Of The Press, Government, Rights, Democracy, Societal Functions
Arthur Schopenhauer Freedom Of The Press, Government, Rights, Democracy, Societal Functions“Society is in this respect like a fire-the wise man warming himself at a proper distance from it; not coming too close, like the fool, who, on getting scorched, runs away and shivers in solitude, loud in his complaint that the fire burns.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Society, Wisdom, Fire Metaphor, Self-awareness, Balance
Arthur Schopenhauer Society, Wisdom, Fire Metaphor, Self-awareness, Balance“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“This is in the highest degree the case with many of Goethe’s and Byron’s poems, which are obviously founded upon actual facts; where it is open to a foolish reader to envy the poet because so many delightful things happened to him, instead of envying that mighty power of phantasy which was capable of turning a fairly common experience into something so great and beautiful.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Poetry, Envy, Creativity, Human Experience, Perception
Arthur Schopenhauer Poetry, Envy, Creativity, Human Experience, Perception“Virtue cannot be taught, no more than genius; indeed, concepts are as unfruitful for it as for art and of use only as tools.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Virtue, Teaching, Genius, Morality, Human Capabilities
Arthur Schopenhauer Virtue, Teaching, Genius, Morality, Human Capabilities“Honour is external conscience, and conscience is inward honour.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Honor, Conscience, Morality, Self-awareness, Ethical Values
Arthur Schopenhauer Honor, Conscience, Morality, Self-awareness, Ethical Values“Reading is a mere makeshift for original thinking.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Reading, Originality, Thought, Creativity, Intellectualism
Arthur Schopenhauer Reading, Originality, Thought, Creativity, Intellectualism“Jede Trennung gibt einen Vorgeschmack des Todes und jedes Wiedersehen einen Vorgeschmack der Auferstehung. (Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every reunion a foretaste of resurrection.)” Arthur Schopenhauer
Parting, Reunion, Death, Resurrection, Emotional Experiences
Arthur Schopenhauer Parting, Reunion, Death, Resurrection, Emotional Experiences“If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Reading, Literature, Quality, Time Management, Personal Choice
Arthur Schopenhauer Reading, Literature, Quality, Time Management, Personal Choice