Arthur Schopenhauer

To expect a man to retain everything that he has ever read is like expecting him to carry about in his body everything that he has ever eaten.

Arthur Schopenhauer

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.

Arthur Schopenhauer

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

Arthur Schopenhauer

What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Why is it that, in spite of all the mirrors in the world, no one really knows what he looks like?

Arthur Schopenhauer

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Women remain children all their lives, for they always see only what is near at hand, cling to the present, take the appearance of a thing for reality, and prefer trifling matters to the most important.

Arthur Schopenhauer

You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other than that one thing.

Arthur Schopenhauer