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Arthur Schopenhauer quotes about people

Deutsch Philosopher February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860

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What disturbs and depresses young people is the hunt for happiness on the firm assumption that it must be met with in life. From this arises constantly deluded hope and so also dissatisfaction. Deceptive images of a vague happiness hover before us in our dreams, and we search in vain for their original. Much would have been gained if, through timely advice and instruction, young people could have had eradicated from their minds the erroneous notion that the world has a great deal to offer them. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "Other people's heads are too wretched a place for true..."
Other people's heads are too wretched a place for true happiness to have its seat. Arthur Schopenhauer
The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole! We are like lambs in a field, disporting themselves under the eye of the butcher, who chooses out first one and then another for his prey. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their..."
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for..."
Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. Arthur Schopenhauer
Hence, in all countries the chief occupation of society is card-playing, and it is the gauge of its value, and an outward sign that it is bankrupt in thought. Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another’s money. Idiots! Arthur Schopenhauer
A spring never free from the pressure of some foreign body at last loses its elasticity; and so does the mind if other people’s thoughts are constantly forced upon it. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards,..."
Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots! Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But..."
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with..."
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like..."
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like..."
We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people. Arthur Schopenhauer

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