The man who goes up in a balloon does not feel as if he were ascending; he only sees the earth sinking deeper below him. Arthur Schopenhauer More Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer More Quotes From Arthur Schopenhauer Every satisfaction he attains lays the seeds of some new desire, so that there is no end to the wishes of each individual will. Arthur Schopenhauer satisfactionwishdesire He who can see truly in the midst of general infatuation is like a man whose watch keeps good time, when all clocks in the town in which he lives are wrong. He alone knows the right time; what use is that to him? Arthur Schopenhauer usemenwatches Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity of men in consequence whereof they refer everything to themselves and from every idea at once go straight back to themselves. Astrology refers the course of celestial bodies to the miserable ego; it also establishes a connection between the comets in heaven and the squabbles and rascalities on earth. Arthur Schopenhauer astrologymenheaven Two Chinamen visiting Europe went to the theatre for the first time. One of them occupied himself with trying to understand the theatrical machinery, which he succeeded in doing. The other, despite his ignorance of the language, sought to unravel the meaning of the play. The former is like the astronomer, the latter the philosopher. Arthur Schopenhauer philosophicalignorancescience JedeTrennung gibt einenVorgeschmack desTodesund jedes Wiedersehen einenVorgeschmack der Auferstehung. Every parting is a foretaste of death, and every reunion a foretaste of resurrection. Arthur Schopenhauer reunionpartingresurrection This is the case with many learned persons; they have read themselves stupid. Arthur Schopenhauer learned-personcasesstupid It often happens that we blurt out things that may in some kind of way be harmful to us, but we are silent about things that may make us look ridiculous; because in this case effect follows very quickly on cause. Arthur Schopenhauer maylooksway A man of talent will strive for money and reputation; but the spring that moves genius to the production of its works is not as easy to name Arthur Schopenhauer springmenmoving Alle Befriedigung, oder was man gemeinhin Glu« ck nennt, ist eigentlich und wesentlich immer nur negativ und durchaus nie positiv. All satisfaction, or what iscommonlycalled happiness, is really and essentially always negative only, and never positive. Arthur Schopenhauer satisfactionmennegative The law of simplicity and naïveté applies to all fine art, for it is compatible with what is most sublime. Arthur Schopenhauer simplicitylawart It is difficult, if not impossible, to define the limit of our reasonable desires in respect of possessions. Arthur Schopenhauer limitsimpossibledesire Every state of welfare, every feeling of satisfaction, is negative in its character; that is to say, it consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of existence. Arthur Schopenhauer painfeelingscharacter I believe a person of any fine feeling scarcely ever sees a new face without a sensation akin to a shock, for the reason that it presents a new and surprising combination of unedifying elements. Arthur Schopenhauer elementsfeelingsbelieve The word of man is the most durable of all material. Arthur Schopenhauer philosophicalcommunicationmen National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right. Arthur Schopenhauer namescharactercountry One man is more concerned with the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him. Arthur Schopenhauer impressionappearancemen Vedas are the most rewarding and the most elevating book which can be possible in the world. Arthur Schopenhauer vedasindiabook Personal courage is really a very subordinate virtue-a virtue, indeed, in which we are surpassed by the lower animals; or else you would not hear people say, as brave as a lion. Arthur Schopenhauer courageanimalpeople The poet presents the imagination with images from life and human characters and situations, sets them all in motion and leaves itto the beholder to let these images take his thoughts as far as his mental powers will permit. This is why he is able to engage men of the most differing capabilities, indeed fools and sages together. The philosopher, on the other hand, presents not life itself but the finished thoughts which he has abstracted from it and then demands that the reader should think precisely as, and precisely as far as, he himself thinks. That is why his public is so small. Arthur Schopenhauer philosophicalcharactermen Every nation criticizes every other one - and they are all correct. Arthur Schopenhauer criticizenations
