SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : Men are the devils of the earth and the animals are its tormented souls.
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : Pride is the direct appreciation of oneself.
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR : The will is the strong blind man who carries on his shoulders the lame man who can see.