Quotes by Schopenhauer, Arthur

To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away. >>

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rig >>

A word too much always defeats its purpose. >>

Quotations about Anticipation

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something th >>

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had >>

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What m >>

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.

Schopenhauer, Arthur