The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
A man’s delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. Arthur Schopenhauer Read Quote