Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Arthur SchopenhauerMost men are so thoroughly subjective that nothing really interests them but themselves.
Arthur SchopenhauerIt is only in the microscope that our life looks so big. It is an indivisible point, drawn out and magnified by the powerful lenses of Time and Space.
Arthur SchopenhauerIf children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason alone, would the human race continue to exist? Would not a man rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it the burden of existence, or at any rate not take it upon himself to impose that burden upon it in cold blood?
Arthur Schopenhauer