Since love is a deception practiced by nature, marriage is the attrition of love and must be disillusioning. Only a philosopher can be happy in marriage and philosophers do not marry.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Love, Marriage, Deception, Disillusionment, Philosophy
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“That human life must be some kind of mistake is sufficiently proved by the simple observation that man is a compound of needs which are hard to satisfy; that their satisfaction achieves nothing but a painless condition in which he is only given over to boredom; and that boredom is a direct proof that existence is in itself valueless, for boredom is nothing other than the sensation of the emptiness of existence.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Needs, Boredom, Human Condition, Philosophical Inquiry
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Needs, Boredom, Human Condition, Philosophical Inquiry“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion, Ethics, Morality, Character, Treatment Of Animals
Arthur Schopenhauer Compassion, Ethics, Morality, Character, Treatment Of Animals“Authors may be divided into falling stars, planets, and fixed stars: the first have a momentary effect; the second have a much longer duration; but the third are unchangeable, possess their own light, and work for all time.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Authors, Literature, Impact, Classification, Creativity
Arthur Schopenhauer Authors, Literature, Impact, Classification, Creativity“Life to the great majority is only a constant struggle for mere existence, with the certainty of losing it at last.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Struggle, Life, Mortality, Human Condition
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Struggle, Life, Mortality, Human Condition“I have described religion as the metaphysics of the people.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion, Metaphysics, Societal Beliefs, Spirituality, Cultural Commentary
Arthur Schopenhauer Religion, Metaphysics, Societal Beliefs, Spirituality, Cultural Commentary“There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Worldliness, Revelry, Misguided Pursuits, Superficiality
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Worldliness, Revelry, Misguided Pursuits, Superficiality“For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown overboard, for example, as is philosophy by the professors of philosophy.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Gain, Philosophy, Priorities, Materialism, Societal Values
Arthur Schopenhauer Gain, Philosophy, Priorities, Materialism, Societal Values“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“A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Resignation, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Emotional Readiness
Arthur Schopenhauer Resignation, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Emotional Readiness“Life without pain has no meaning.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Pain, Meaning, Existence, Human Experience, Philosophical Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Pain, Meaning, Existence, Human Experience, Philosophical Thought“It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Self-discovery, Inner Peace, Fulfillment, Solitude
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Self-discovery, Inner Peace, Fulfillment, Solitude“Everywhere where detestable Islam has not yet driven out the ancient, profound religions of humanity with fire and sword, my ascetic results would have to fear the reproach of being trivial.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion, Cultural Critique, Asceticism, Historical Conflict, Spirituality
Arthur Schopenhauer Religion, Cultural Critique, Asceticism, Historical Conflict, Spirituality“You should deal sternly and despotically with your memory, so that it does not unlearn obedience; if, for example, you cannot call something to mind, a line of poetry or a word perhaps, you should not go and look it up in a book, but periodically plague your memory with it for weeks on end until your memory has done its duty. For the longer you have had to rack your brains for something the more firmly will it stay once you have got it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Memory, Learning, Discipline, Intellectual Effort, Techniques
Arthur Schopenhauer Memory, Learning, Discipline, Intellectual Effort, Techniques“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“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“Life is a constant process of dying.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Mortality, Life, Existential Thought, Inevitability, Human Condition
Arthur Schopenhauer Mortality, Life, Existential Thought, Inevitability, Human Condition“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“I owe what is best in my own development to the impression made by Kant’s works, the sacred writings of the Hindus, and Plato.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Influence, Philosophy, Personal Development, Reading, Intellectual Growth
Arthur Schopenhauer Influence, Philosophy, Personal Development, Reading, Intellectual Growth