Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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To the one who loses everything, God is still left.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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For a happy life, one must always understand 'less unhappy'; that is, bearable. And truly, life has not been given to us to enjoy, but to endure, to pay for it.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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The rebellion is the original virtue of man.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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A genius is one who is able to see the idea in the phenomenon.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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The social instinct of men is not based on love for society, but on the fear of loneliness.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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To desire immortality is to desire the perpetuation of a great mistake.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Although the world contains many decidedly bad things, the worst of all is society.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Religions, like fireflies, need darkness to shine.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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In old age, one learns better to hide failures; in youth, to endure them.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Everything that happens, from the biggest to the smallest, happens necessarily.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Every nation mocks the others, and all are right