Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Vengeance, Morality, Conscience, Emotional Conflict, Human Nature
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“There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion, Conformity, Beliefs, Human Nature, Societal Influence
Arthur Schopenhauer Opinion, Conformity, Beliefs, Human Nature, Societal Influence“Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life, Aging, Momentum, Perspective, Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Life, Aging, Momentum, Perspective, Experience“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Pain, Boredom, Emotional States, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Pain, Boredom, Emotional States, Human Experience“In every page of David Hume, there is more to be learned than from Hegel’s, Herbart’s and Schleiermacher’s complete philosophical works.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosophy, Knowledge, Comparison, Intellectual Influence, Learning
Arthur Schopenhauer Philosophy, Knowledge, Comparison, Intellectual Influence, Learning“Memory works like the collection glass in the Camera obscura: it gathers everything together and therewith produces a far more beautiful picture than was present originally.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Memory, Perception, Beauty, Metaphor, Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Memory, Perception, Beauty, Metaphor, Reflection“Human life must be some kind of mistake. The truth of this will be sufficiently obvious if we only remember that man is a compound of needs and necessities hard to satisfy; and that even when they are satisfied, all he obtains is a state of painlessness, where nothing remains to him but abandonment to boredom.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Human Life, Mistake, Needs, Boredom, Existential Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Human Life, Mistake, Needs, Boredom, Existential Thought“Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Art, Appreciation, Interaction, Creativity, Respect
Arthur Schopenhauer Art, Appreciation, Interaction, Creativity, Respect“Of how many a man may it not be said that hope made a fool of him until he danced into the arms of death!” Arthur Schopenhauer
Hope, Folly, Death, Irony, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Hope, Folly, Death, Irony, Human Experience“There is no happiness on earth to compare with that which a beautiful and fruitful mind finds in a propitious hour within itself.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Inner Peace, Creativity, Fulfillment, Self-reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Inner Peace, Creativity, Fulfillment, Self-reflection“Hence, in all countries the chief occupation of society is card-playing, and it is the gauge of its value, and an outward sign that it is bankrupt in thought. Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another’s money. Idiots!” Arthur Schopenhauer
Society, Card-playing, Thoughtlessness, Gambling, Social Commentary
Arthur Schopenhauer Society, Card-playing, Thoughtlessness, Gambling, Social Commentary“There is not a grain of dust, not an atom that can become nothing, yet man believes that death is the annihilation of his being.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Death, Existence, Annihilation, Belief, Human Condition
Arthur Schopenhauer Death, Existence, Annihilation, Belief, Human Condition“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“To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Impressions, Judgment, Relationships, Communication, Perception
Arthur Schopenhauer Impressions, Judgment, Relationships, Communication, Perception“Every original idea is first ridiculed, then vigorously attacked, and finally taken for granted.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Originality, Creativity, Societal Reaction, Acceptance, Intellectual Journey
Arthur Schopenhauer Originality, Creativity, Societal Reaction, Acceptance, Intellectual Journey“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“Since everything which exists or happens for a man exists only in his consciousness and happens for it alone, the most essential thing for a man is the constitution of this consciousness, which is in most cases far more important than the circumstances which go to form its contents.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Consciousness, Existence, Perception, Subjective Reality, Mental Constitution
Arthur Schopenhauer Consciousness, Existence, Perception, Subjective Reality, Mental Constitution“Pantheism is only a polite form of atheism.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Pantheism, Atheism, Beliefs, Spirituality, Philosophical Thought
Arthur Schopenhauer Pantheism, Atheism, Beliefs, Spirituality, Philosophical Thought“You can know only what you have thought about.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Knowledge, Thought, Understanding, Reflection, Intellectual Process
Arthur Schopenhauer Knowledge, Thought, Understanding, Reflection, Intellectual Process