The little incidents and accidents of every day fill us with emotion, anxiety, annoyance, passion, as long as they are close to us, when they appear so big, so important, so serious; but as soon as they are borne down the restless stream of time they lose what significance they had; we think no more of them and soon forget them altogether. They were big only because they were near.
Arthur SchopenhauerWhat a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others.
Arthur SchopenhauerReading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.
Arthur SchopenhauerThere are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake.
Arthur Schopenhauer