More from Arthur Schopenhauer

  1. A man who has no mental needs, because his intellect is of the narrow and normal amount, is, in the strict sense of the word, what is calle…
  2. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.
  3. The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
  4. To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later …
  5. Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence…
  6. Men of learning are those who have read the contents of books. Thinkers, geniuses, and those who have enlightened the world and furthered t…
  7. Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!
  8. In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

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