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Dec 11, 2023 · Relevant quotes. In this section I’ve collected a handful of illuminating quotes pertaining to the will to life from his magnum opus The World as Will and Representation.
- “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer.
- “Compassion is the basis of morality.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer.
- “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.”
- “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena.
Sep 6, 2023 · Significant quotes in Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Idea with explanations
- “The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone through in detail it has the character of a comedy.”
- “Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I.
- “Truth is no harlot who throws her arms round the neck of him who does not desire her; on the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that even the man who sacrifices everything to her can still not be certain of her favors.”
- “What keeps all living things busy and in motion is the striving to exist. But when existence is secured, they do not know what to do: that is why the second thing that sets them in motion is a striving to get rid of the burden of existence, not to feel it any longer, 'to kill time', i.e.
Feb 14, 2024 · Key Takeaways From Arthur Schopenhauer’s Quotes. Happiness. Arthur Schopenhauer believed seeking happiness externally was futile. Indeed, he believed it’s something you can find inside, in your way of thinking, and when you don’t expect it too much. Solitude. Schopenhauer reminded us of the importance of spending time alone in solitude.
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Dec 12, 2013 · “Life is deeply steeped in suffering, and cannot escape from it; our entrance into it takes place amid tears, at bottom its course is always tragic, and its end is even more so.” (The World as Will and Representation)
