More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
Man is never happy, but spends his whole life in striving after something which he thinks will make him so.
What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity
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.
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
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.
A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.
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.
