If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.
Arthur SchopenhauerIf God made the world, I would not be that God, for the misery of the world would break my heart.
Arthur SchopenhauerIf people insist that honor is dearer than life itself, what they really mean is that existence and well-being are as nothing compared with other people's opinions. Of course, this may be only an exaggerated way of stating the prosaic truth that reputation, that is, the opinion others have of us, is indispensable if we are to make any progress in the world.
Arthur Schopenhauer