Quotes by Schopenhauer, Arthur




Arthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 September 21, 1860) was a German philosopher. He is most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation. He is commonly known for having espoused a sort of philosophical pessimism that saw life as being essentially evil, futile, and full of suffering. However, upon closer inspection, in accordance with Eastern thought, especially that of Buddhism, he saw salvation, deliverance, or escape from suffering in aesthetic contemplation, sympathy for others, and ascetic living. His ideas profoundly influenced the fields of philosophy, psychology, and literature..

"A word too much always defeats its purpose."

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"In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head."

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"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants."

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"To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away."

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

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"If there is anything in the world that can really be called a mans property, it is surely that which is the result of his mental activity. "

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"We do not want a thing because we have found reasons for it; we find reasons for it because we want it. We even elaborate philosophies and religions to cloak our desires. The intellect may seem to lead the will, but only as a guide leads his master. "

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"There are three steps in the revelation of any truth: in the first it is ridiculed; in the second, resisted; in the third it is considered self-evident."

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