Arthur Schopenhauer

Envy in men shows how unhappy they feel, and their constant attention to what others do or fail to do shows how bored they are.

The first forty years of life give us the text; the following thirty, the commentary.

In music, all feelings return to their pure state, and the world is nothing but music made real.

Anger does not allow us to know what we do, much less what we say.

Everyone has the maximum memory for what interests them and the minimum for what does not interest them.

Often things are not given to the one who deserves them the most, but to the one who knows how to ask for them insistently.

Solitude is the fate of all excellent spirits.

Friends are usually considered sincere; enemies truly are: for this reason, it is excellent advice to take advantage of all their criticisms to get to know ourselves a little better, it's similar to using a bitter medicine.

Wealth is like salt water; the more you drink, the thirstier you become.

Fate shuffles the cards, and we play them.

Kindness is like a cushion, which even if it has nothing inside, at least cushions the blows of life.

There is no favorable wind for the one who does not know to which port he is heading.