Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see."
— Arthur Schopenhauer
"Compassion is the basis of morality."
— 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
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Arthur Schopenhauer (/ˈʃoʊpənhaʊər/ SHOH-pən-how-ər; German: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈʃoːpn̩haʊɐ] ⓘ; 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German atheist philosopher. He is known for his 1818 work The World a...