Marrying means, to grasp blindfolded into a sack hoping to find out an eel out of an assembly of snakes.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Marriage, Uncertainty, Relationships, Deception, Metaphor
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“In general, however, grand opera, by more and more deadening our musical receptivity through its three-hours duration and at the same time putting our patience to the test through the snail’s pace of what is usually a very trite action, is in itself intrinsically and essentially boring; which failing can be overcome only by the excessive excellence of an individual achievement: that is why in this genre only the masterpieces are enjoyable and everything mediocre is unendurable.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Opera, Boredom, Artistic Excellence, Musical Appreciation, Cultural Critique
Arthur Schopenhauer Opera, Boredom, Artistic Excellence, Musical Appreciation, Cultural Critique“Truth is most beautiful undraped.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty“If he has a soul above the common, or if he is a man of genius, he will occasionally feel like some noble prisoner of state, condemned to work in the galleys with common criminals; and he will follow his example and try to isolate himself.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius, Isolation, Social Comparison, Individuality, Human Psyche
Arthur Schopenhauer Genius, Isolation, Social Comparison, Individuality, Human Psyche“Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion, Balance, Perspective, Duality, Philosophical Insight
Arthur Schopenhauer Opinion, Balance, Perspective, Duality, Philosophical Insight“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“Music is the melody whose text is the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Music, Expression, World, Unity, Art
Arthur Schopenhauer Music, Expression, World, Unity, Art“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“Dissimulation is innate in woman, and almost as much a quality of the stupid as of the clever.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Dissimulation, Gender, Human Behavior, Perception, Critique
Arthur Schopenhauer Dissimulation, Gender, Human Behavior, Perception, Critique“In general, nine-tenths of our happiness depends on our health alone.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Health, Well-being, Essential Needs, Personal Priorities
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Health, Well-being, Essential Needs, Personal Priorities“Das Leben schwingt, gleich einem Pendel, hin und her, zwischen dem Schmerz und der Langeweile.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life, Pendulum, Pain, Boredom, Emotional Swings
Arthur Schopenhauer Life, Pendulum, Pain, Boredom, Emotional Swings“A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Insight, Perception, Dupe, Wisdom, Societal Norms
Arthur Schopenhauer Insight, Perception, Dupe, Wisdom, Societal Norms“For our improvement we need a mirror.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Self-reflection, Improvement, Perception, Growth, Introspection
Arthur Schopenhauer Self-reflection, Improvement, Perception, Growth, Introspection“Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Suffering, Pain, Human Relationships, External Influence, Emotional Impact
Arthur Schopenhauer Suffering, Pain, Human Relationships, External Influence, Emotional Impact“The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror’s booth at a fair, and sees the same tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Experience, Generations, Observation, Repetition, Life Lessons
Arthur Schopenhauer Experience, Generations, Observation, Repetition, Life Lessons“Animals hear about death for the first time when they die.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Death, Awareness, Animals, Existential Reflection, Understanding
Arthur Schopenhauer Death, Awareness, Animals, Existential Reflection, Understanding“Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Reading, Importance, Comprehension, Knowledge, Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Reading, Importance, Comprehension, Knowledge, Reflection“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“National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.” Arthur Schopenhauer
National Character, Critique, Human Nature, Societal Flaws, Cultural Commentary
Arthur Schopenhauer National Character, Critique, Human Nature, Societal Flaws, Cultural Commentary