More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.
The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.
Man is never happy, but spends his whole life in striving after something which he thinks will make him so.
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
The present is the only reality and the only certainty.
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.