More quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

"We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness."
"How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do."
"Qualsiasi uomo notevole, chiunque cioè non appartenga a quei 5/6 dell'umanità dotati tanto miseramente dalla natura, rimarrà dopo i quarant'anni difficilmente esente da una certa traccia di misantropia."
"Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced."
"Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it."