Arthur Schopenhauer

It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals his character.

It is with trifles and when he is off guard that a man best reveals his character.

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

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

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity of my dog; and I have read more

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only read more

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.