Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
Arthur Schopenhauer
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
Arthur Schopenhauer
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
Arthur Schopenhauer
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.