Schopenhauer quotes

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. – Schopenhauer

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. – Schopenhauer

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. – Schopenhauer

Life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. – Schopenhauer

The greatest achievement of the human mind is to make sense of its own self. – Schopenhauer

Compassion is the basis of morality. – Schopenhauer

The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear. – Schopenhauer

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. – Schopenhauer

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else. – Schopenhauer

Life is a constant struggle between the will to live and the knowledge that life is ultimately futile. – Schopenhauer

To live is to suffer, but to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. – Schopenhauer

The first forty years of life give us the text, the next thirty supply the commentary. – Schopenhauer

Genius hits a target no one else can see, and the target is often ourselves. – Schopenhauer

Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it eludes you. – Schopenhauer

The stubbornness of a fool is the wisdom of a genius. – Schopenhauer

Schopenhauer quotes part 2

Competition is the root of all evil. – Schopenhauer

Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you realize you don’t know. – Schopenhauer

Suffering is the essence of our existence; it is what makes us truly alive. – Schopenhauer

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence. – Schopenhauer

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – Schopenhauer

The world is my representation. – Schopenhauer

Talent can recognize other people’s genius, but it takes true genius to recognize one’s own. – Schopenhauer

Life is a constant struggle against the suffering that is inherent in our existence. – Schopenhauer

Art is the magic mirror that reflects the soul of the artist. – Schopenhauer

Death is the ultimate release from the suffering of life. – Schopenhauer

Real excellence and humility are incompatible. – Schopenhauer

There is no such thing as a perfectly happy ending in life. – Schopenhauer

True happiness lies in the realization that we are all connected to each other and to the world around us. – Schopenhauer

The will to live is the driving force behind all human action. – Schopenhauer

The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to find a meaning in life. – Schopenhauer

Pessimism leads to the greatest happiness. – Schopenhauer

Life is full of pain and suffering, but it is also full of beauty and joy. – Schopenhauer

The world is a text, and we are the readers. – Schopenhauer

The best things in life are often the hardest to attain. – Schopenhauer

Desire is the root of all suffering. – Schopenhauer

The less a man thinks, the more he talks. – Schopenhauer

The greater the genius, the more chaotic the mind. – Schopenhauer

The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to be fully alive. – Schopenhauer

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook. – Schopenhauer

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without meaning. – Schopenhauer

The truth is rarely pure and never simple. – Schopenhauer

Life is a journey, not a destination. – Schopenhauer

The world is a stage, and we are all actors in the grand play of life. – Schopenhauer

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. – Schopenhauer

Happiness and satisfaction are not the same thing. – Schopenhauer

Art is the highest form of communication, for it speaks to the soul. – Schopenhauer

The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. – Schopenhauer

Intelligence is not a measure of how much you know, but of how well you can adapt to change. – Schopenhauer

To be truly alive is to experience both joy and sorrow, for they are the two sides of the same coin. – Schopenhauer

The greatest wisdom is to see through appearances and understand the truth that lies beneath. – Schopenhauer