Life Quotes Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

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

“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.”

“Writers may be classified as meteors, planets, and fixed stars. They belong not to one system, one nation only, but to the universe. And just because they are so very far away, it is usually many years before their light is visible to the inhabitants of this earth.”

“Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.”

“The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole! We are like lambs in a field, disporting themselves under the eye of the butcher, who chooses out first one and then another for his prey.”

“Something that is yours forever is never precious”

“Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are.”

“It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you.”

“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”

“I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.”

“Keep your mind open. The meaning of things lies in how people perceive them. The same thing could mean different meanings to the same people at different times.”