Arthur Schopenhauer — "The general mistake is to suppose that we shall do something great in the future…"

"The life of an individual is a constant struggle, and not merely a metaphorical one against want or boredom, but also an actual struggle against other people."

"If children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason, would the human race exist? Would not everyone rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it the burden of ex…"

"The intellect is a mere tool in the service of the will."

"It would be better if there were nothing. Since there is more pain than pleasure on earth, every satisfaction is only transitory, creating new desires and new distresses, and the agony of the devoured…"

"The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it."