National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness — Arthur Schopenhauer
Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else’s head instead of with one’s own. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of — Arthur Schopenhauer
It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character. — Arthur Schopenhauer
It’s the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher — Arthur Schopenhauer
Rascals are always sociable, more’s the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any — Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity — Arthur Schopenhauer
Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow — Arthur Schopenhauer
Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain — Arthur Schopenhauer
Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of — Arthur Schopenhauer
Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things — Arthur Schopenhauer
The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us — Arthur Schopenhauer
The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were — Arthur Schopenhauer
To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. — Arthur Schopenhauer
We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for — Arthur Schopenhauer