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Category Archive: Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “The alchemists in their search for…”

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value.

March 3, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “It is only at the first…”

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.

March 3, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “It is a clear gain to…”

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

February 17, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “For an author to write as…”

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a pedantic effect to what he says, and at the same time makes him hardly intelligible.

January 27, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “The longer a man’s fame is…”

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

January 24, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “The difficulty is to try and…”

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.

January 18, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “Patriotism, when it wants to make…”

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.

January 4, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “National character is only another name…”

National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.

December 30, 2018 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “Nature shows that with the growth…”

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

December 12, 2018 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “With people of limited ability modesty…”

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

December 4, 2018 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

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