Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena

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Philosophy ... is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are cor — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
There is nothing to be got in the world anywhere; privation and pain pervade it, and boredom lies in wait at every corne — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Every society requires mutual accommodation and mutually agreeable temper; hence the larger it is, the duller. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Very often inertia, selfishness, and vanity play the greatest role in our trust in others; inertia when we prefer to tru — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Spirit? Who is that fellow? And where do you know him from? Is he perhaps not merely an arbitrary and convenient hyposta — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
the origin of wickedness is the cliff upon which theism, just as much as pantheism, is wrecked; for both imply optimism. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
God, who in the beginning was the creator, appears in the end as revenger and rewarder. Deference to such a God admitted — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Health so far outweighs all external goods that a healthy beggars is truly more fortunate than a king in poor health. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
In general, nine-tenths of our happiness depends on our health alone. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
The ingenious person will above all strive for freedom from pain and annoyance, for tranquility and leisure, and consequ — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
So if you have to live amongst men, you must allow everyone the right to exist in accordance with the character he has, — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Common people are merely intent on spending time - whoever has some talent, on making use of it. — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Genius lives only one storey above madness — Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena