Maxioms by Arthur Schopenhauer
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
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.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.
Money alone is absolutely good, because it is not only a concrete satisfaction of one need in particular; it is read more
Money alone is absolutely good, because it is not only a concrete satisfaction of one need in particular; it is an abstract satisfaction of all.
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious read more
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.
