Arthur Schopenhauer Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Arthur Schopenhauer quotes, Arthur Schopenhauer sayings, and Arthur Schopenhauer proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

One should use common words to say uncommon things. Arthur Schopenhauer
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. Arthur Schopenhauer
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see. Arthur Schopenhauer
Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience. Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom. Arthur Schopenhauer
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. Arthur Schopenhauer
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. Arthur Schopenhauer
A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations. Arthur Schopenhauer
The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming. Arthur Schopenhauer
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. Arthur Schopenhauer
To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence. Arthur Schopenhauer
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped. Arthur Schopenhauer
A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man. Arthur Schopenhauer
To desire immortality for the individual is really the same as wanting to perpetuate an error forever. Arthur Schopenhauer
To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake. Arthur Schopenhauer
All the cruelty and torment of which the world is full is in fact merely the necessary result of the totality of the forms under which the will to live is objectified. Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure. Arthur Schopenhauer
A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only permits him to do his work undisturbed in his own corner; nor with his fate if the corner granted him allows of his following his vocation without having to think about other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. Arthur Schopenhauer
True brevity of expression consists in a man only saying what is worth saying, while avoiding all diffuse explanations of things which every one can think out for himself. Arthur Schopenhauer
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer
I believe that when death closes our eyes we shall awaken to a light, of which our sunlight is but the shadow. Arthur Schopenhauer
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability. Arthur Schopenhauer
A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time. Arthur Schopenhauer
Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it. Arthur Schopenhauer
In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties. Arthur Schopenhauer
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
Console yourself by remembering that the world doesn't deserve your affection. Arthur Schopenhauer
Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men. Arthur Schopenhauer