They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.
Arthur Schopenhauer

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
Arthur Schopenhauer

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
Arthur Schopenhauer

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
Arthur Schopenhauer

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
Arthur Schopenhauer

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.
Arthur Schopenhauer

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
Arthur Schopenhauer