A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one.
Arthur SchopenhauerI observed once to Goethe that when a friend is with us we do not think the same of him as when he is away. He replied, "Yes! because the absent friend is yourself, and he exists only in your head; whereas the friend who is present has an individuality of his own, and moves according to laws of his own, which cannot always be in accordance with those which you form for yourself.
Arthur SchopenhauerWicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.
Arthur SchopenhauerNo doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.
Arthur Schopenhauer