there are very few who can think, but every man wants to have an opinion; and what remains but to take it ready-made from others, instead of forming opinions for himself?
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: philosophical
That I could clamber to the frozen moon. And draw the ladder after me.
Arthur SchopenhauerA sense of humour is the only divine quality of man
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: man god humour sense divine houmor
Truth is no harlot who throws her arms round the neck of him who does not desire her; on the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that even the man who sacrifices everything to her can still not be certain of her favors.
Arthur SchopenhauerIf the world were a paradise of luxury and ease, a land flowing with milk and honey, where every Jack obtained his Jill at once and without any difficulty, men would either die of boredom or hang themselves; or there would be wars, massacres, and murders; so that in the end mankind would inflict more suffering on itself than it has now to accept at the hands of Nature.
Arthur SchopenhauerHay pocas cosas que pongan con tanta seguridad de buen humor como el relato de alguna calamidad que se ha sufrido últimamente, o también la sincera confesión de una debilidad personal".
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: humor schopenhauer frases
Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others company.
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: social character nobility rascals
I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and therefore be regarded as a pretty fair measure of it.
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: intelligence noise
The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: life
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Arthur SchopenhauerTags: wealth fame drink thirsty
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