Arthur Schopenhauer, Originally Quotes

A collection of quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer, Originally .

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher best known for his work in metaphysics and aesthetics. Born into a wealthy family, he was greatly influenced by his father, who was a successful businessman. Initially, Schopenhauer pursued a career in academia but eventually renounced it to focus on writing and philosophy. He developed a unique philosophical system that rejected the dominance of reason and instead emphasized the primacy of will. Schopenhauer's ideas had a significant impact on subsequent philosophers, including Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud, and he is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century.

Hatred is a thing of the heart, contempt a thing of the head

Hatred is a thing of the heart, contempt a thing of the head. Hatred and contempt are decidedly antagonistic towards one another and mutually exclusive. A great deal of hatred, indeed, has no other source than a compelled respect for the superior qualities of some other person; conversely, if you were to consider hating every miserable wretch you met you would have your work cut out: it is much easier to despise them one and all. True, genuine contempt, which is the obverse of true, genuine pride, stays hidden away in secret and lets no one suspect its existence: for if you let a person you despise notice the fact, you thereby reveal a certain respect for him, inasmuch as you want him to know how low you rate him

Arthur Schopenhauer, Originally

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