More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
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.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.
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.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
The present is the only reality and the only certainty.
