If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing.
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he… - Arthur Schopenhauer
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he…
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority. - Arthur Schopenhauer
The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.
A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts. - Arthur Schopenhauer
A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want. - Arthur Schopenhauer
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter. - Arthur Schopenhauer
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.
Whatever torch we kindle, and whatever space it may illuminate, our horizon will always remain encircled by the depth of night. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Whatever torch we kindle, and whatever space it may illuminate, our horizon will always remain encircled by the depth of night.
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else. - Arthur Schopenhauer
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
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