More quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

"We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness."
"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think."
"One should use common words to say uncommon things"
"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."
"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude"