Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

German - Philosopher | February 22, 1788 - September 21, 1860

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Arthur Schopenhauer

AgeSpeedRememberYouHillBegin

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Arthur Schopenhauer

HappinessPainBoredomHumanEnemies

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

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The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Compassion is the basis of morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other.

Arthur Schopenhauer

BoredomSituationOutsideDepend

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Arthur Schopenhauer

EducationReadingTroubleNeverHour

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Arthur Schopenhauer

NatureHuman NatureHumanPoliteness

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