A book can never be anything more than the impression of its authorโs thoughts. The value of these thoughts lies either in the matter about which he has thought, or in the form in which he develops his matter โ that is to say, what he has thought about it.
Arthur SchopenhauerHonor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.
Arthur SchopenhauerGenuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another.
Arthur SchopenhauerThis world could not have been the work of an all-loving being, but that of a devil, who had brought creatures into existence in order to delight in the sight of their sufferings.
Arthur Schopenhauer