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
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More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
“Belief is like love: it cannot be compelled; and as any attempt to compel love produces hate, so it is the attempt to compel belief which first produces real unbelief.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Belief, Love, Compulsion, Human Nature, Emotional Connection
Arthur Schopenhauer Belief, Love, Compulsion, Human Nature, Emotional Connection“Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Faith, Love, Authenticity, Belief, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Faith, Love, Authenticity, Belief, Human Experience“A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Business, Ethics, Deception, Morality, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Business, Ethics, Deception, Morality, Human Nature“We learn by experience that happiness and pleasure are a fata morgana, which, visible from afar, vanish as we approach; that, on the other hand, suffering and pain are a reality, which makes its presence felt without any intermediary, and for its effect, stands in no need of illusion or the play of false hope.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Suffering, Reality, Illusion, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Suffering, Reality, Illusion, Human Experience“The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Animal Rights, Morality, Compassion, Ethical Treatment, Cultural Critique
Arthur Schopenhauer Animal Rights, Morality, Compassion, Ethical Treatment, Cultural Critique“Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent, Genius, Motivation, Productivity, Ambition
Arthur Schopenhauer Talent, Genius, Motivation, Productivity, Ambition“A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Anticipation, Pleasure, Expectation, Disappointment, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Anticipation, Pleasure, Expectation, Disappointment, Human Experience“They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Suicide, Life, Ownership, Morality, Personal Rights
Arthur Schopenhauer Suicide, Life, Ownership, Morality, Personal Rights“Vedas are the most rewarding and the most elevating book which can be possible in the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Vedas, Spirituality, Elevation, Knowledge, Cultural Significance
Arthur Schopenhauer Vedas, Spirituality, Elevation, Knowledge, Cultural Significance“That arithmetic is the basest of all mental activities is proved by the fact that it is the only one that can be accomplished by a machine.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Arithmetic, Intellect, Machines, Human Ability, Critique
Arthur Schopenhauer Arithmetic, Intellect, Machines, Human Ability, Critique“Knowledge is to a certain extent a second existence.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Knowledge, Existence, Understanding, Duality, Intellectual Life
Arthur Schopenhauer Knowledge, Existence, Understanding, Duality, Intellectual Life“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“Virtue is as little taught as is genius; indeed, the concept is just as unfruitful for it as it is for art, and in the case of both can be used only as an instrument. We should therefore be just as foolish to expect that our moral systems and ethics would create virtuous, noble, and holy men, as that our aesthetics would produce poets, painters, and musicians.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature“It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Character, Revelation, Trifles, Authenticity, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Character, Revelation, Trifles, Authenticity, Human Nature“Truth is most beautiful undraped.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty
Arthur Schopenhauer Truth, Beauty, Authenticity, Simplicity, Honesty“What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Hard-heartedness, Empathy, Suffering, Human Condition, Self-centeredness
Arthur Schopenhauer Hard-heartedness, Empathy, Suffering, Human Condition, Self-centeredness“To be alone is the fate of all great minds – a fate deplored at times, but still always chosen as the less grievous of two evils.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Solitude, Creativity, Individuality, Choice, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Solitude, Creativity, Individuality, Choice, Human Experience“Behind the cross stands the devil.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion, Symbolism, Morality, Philosophical Critique, Duality
Arthur Schopenhauer Religion, Symbolism, Morality, Philosophical Critique, Duality