Schopenhauer quotes
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. – Schopenhauer
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. – Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. – Schopenhauer
Life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. – Schopenhauer
The greatest achievement of the human mind is to make sense of its own self. – Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality. – Schopenhauer
The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear. – Schopenhauer
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. – Schopenhauer
It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else. – Schopenhauer
Life is a constant struggle between the will to live and the knowledge that life is ultimately futile. – Schopenhauer
To live is to suffer, but to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. – Schopenhauer
The first forty years of life give us the text, the next thirty supply the commentary. – Schopenhauer
Genius hits a target no one else can see, and the target is often ourselves. – Schopenhauer
Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it eludes you. – Schopenhauer
The stubbornness of a fool is the wisdom of a genius. – Schopenhauer
Competition is the root of all evil. – Schopenhauer
Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you realize you don’t know. – Schopenhauer
Suffering is the essence of our existence; it is what makes us truly alive. – Schopenhauer
In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence. – Schopenhauer
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – Schopenhauer
The world is my representation. – Schopenhauer
Talent can recognize other people’s genius, but it takes true genius to recognize one’s own. – Schopenhauer
Life is a constant struggle against the suffering that is inherent in our existence. – Schopenhauer
Art is the magic mirror that reflects the soul of the artist. – Schopenhauer
Death is the ultimate release from the suffering of life. – Schopenhauer
Real excellence and humility are incompatible. – Schopenhauer
There is no such thing as a perfectly happy ending in life. – Schopenhauer
True happiness lies in the realization that we are all connected to each other and to the world around us. – Schopenhauer
The will to live is the driving force behind all human action. – Schopenhauer
The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to find a meaning in life. – Schopenhauer
Pessimism leads to the greatest happiness. – Schopenhauer
Life is full of pain and suffering, but it is also full of beauty and joy. – Schopenhauer
The world is a text, and we are the readers. – Schopenhauer
The best things in life are often the hardest to attain. – Schopenhauer
Desire is the root of all suffering. – Schopenhauer
The less a man thinks, the more he talks. – Schopenhauer
The greater the genius, the more chaotic the mind. – Schopenhauer
The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to be fully alive. – Schopenhauer
The essence of genius is to know what to overlook. – Schopenhauer
The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without meaning. – Schopenhauer
The truth is rarely pure and never simple. – Schopenhauer
Life is a journey, not a destination. – Schopenhauer
The world is a stage, and we are all actors in the grand play of life. – Schopenhauer
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. – Schopenhauer
Happiness and satisfaction are not the same thing. – Schopenhauer
Art is the highest form of communication, for it speaks to the soul. – Schopenhauer
The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. – Schopenhauer
Intelligence is not a measure of how much you know, but of how well you can adapt to change. – Schopenhauer
To be truly alive is to experience both joy and sorrow, for they are the two sides of the same coin. – Schopenhauer
The greatest wisdom is to see through appearances and understand the truth that lies beneath. – Schopenhauer