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20 Timeless Philosophy Thoughts of "Arthur Schopenhauer"

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1. "The majority of men...

are not capable of thinking, but only of believing,

and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

2. "It is difficult to find happiness within oneself,

but it is impossible to find it anywhere else."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

3. “Compassion is the basis of morality.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

4. “A man can be himself only so long as he is alone;

and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom;

for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

5. "All truth passes through three stages.

First, it is ridiculed.

Second, it is violently opposed.

Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

6. “Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

7. "With health, everything is a source of pleasure;

without it, nothing else, whatever it may be, is enjoyable...

Health is by far the most important element in human happiness."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

8. "We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack.

Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

9. "The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us

is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment!"

- Arthur Schopenhauer

10. "What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

11. "A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

12. "The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

13. "Each day is a little life:

every waking and rising a little birth,
every fresh morning a little youth,
every going to rest and sleep a little death."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

14. “Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

15. “The shortness of life, so often lamented,

may be the best thing about it.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

16. “Mostly, it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

17. "Life without pain has no meaning."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

18. “Talent hits a target no one else can hit.

Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

19. "Life is a constant process of dying."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

20. “The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.”

- Arthur Schopenhauer

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