Arthur Schopenhauer
Pessimist philosophy
Sayings by Arthur Schopenhauer
Women are the causa secondaria, the secondary cause, of the continuation of the species.
The greatest possible value of life is zero.
Hope is the dream of a waking man.
The value of a man is not measured by what he has, but by what he is.
The world is given to us to be contemplated, not to be enjoyed.
The more original a man is, the more he will be alone.
The source of all unhappiness is the desire for happiness.
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
The character of a man is formed by what he does when he is alone.
The animal enjoys the present, man is tormented by the future.
The less a man thinks, the more he talks.
The only true wisdom is to know that you know nothing.
The world is a spectacle for the gods.
The more perfect a being is, the more it suffers.
The greatest pleasure of life is love.
The world is a madhouse.
The only way to be happy is to be unhappy.
The only true evil is existence.
The greatest pleasure is to do what people say you cannot do.
The only way to escape the suffering of life is to kill oneself.