Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) is one of the most important German philosophers of all times. To begin with, his work “The World as Will and Representation” is an essential book for anyone who wants to learn more about philosophy. Moreover, Arthur Schopenhauer was among the first Western philosophers to include notions from Indian philosophy in hiw work. Although many considered him as a pessimist, his views about life have influenced hundreds of writers and scientists.
Arthur Schopenhauer discussed a lot throughout his life about morality, aesthetics and psychology. His quotes set an example of how a person should live her/his life. We strongly believe that if you follow his quotes, your life might become more meaningful. Furthermore, you may get inspiration to follow new paths that you wouldn’t consider otherwise.
Here are our favorite quotes from this great philosopher:
- “It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.”
- “One should use common words to say uncommon things”
- “A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man”
- “A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.”
- “Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first.”
- “Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude”
- “Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. ”
- “The cheapest sort of pride is national pride; for if a man is proud of his own nation, it argues that he has no qualities of his own of which he can be proud”
- “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
- “Compassion is the basis of morality.”
- “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”
- “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 is really free.”
- “Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.”
- All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
- “Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.”
