The cause of laughter is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real project.
Arthur SchopenhauerThis actual world of what is knowable, in which we are and which is in us, remains both the material and the limit of our consideration.
Arthur SchopenhauerThe less one, as a result of objective or subjective conditions, has to come into contact with people, the better off one is for it.
Arthur SchopenhauerIf you feel irritated by the absurd remarks of two people whose conversation you happen to overhear, you should imagine that you are listening to a dialogue of two fools in a comedy.
Arthur SchopenhauerThe intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the tone sustained, the colour perfectly harmonised; it is true to life. On the other hand, the intellectual attainments of the mere man of learning are like a large palette, full of all sorts of colours, which at most are systematically arranged, but devoid of harmony, connection and meaning.
Arthur Schopenhauer