More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.
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.
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.