To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them. Arthur Schopenhauer findimpressionjudge Change image and share on social
It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger. Arthur Schopenhauer clothecompletelydiscard share on social
Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity. Arthur Schopenhauer constituteintellectminus Change image and share on social
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents. Arthur Schopenhauer appropriationbookbuy Change image and share on social
In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods. Arthur Schopenhauer absurditydominionmaster Change image and share on social
Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. Arthur Schopenhauer handhistoryinferior Change image and share on social
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person. Arthur Schopenhauer cowardicegreatlife share on social
The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask for. Arthur Schopenhauer feltmanoccur Change image and share on social
Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots! Arthur Schopenhauer carddealidiot Change image and share on social
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain. Arthur Schopenhauer avoidcleargain Change image and share on social
