Arthur Schopenhauer

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Biography : German philosopher of the 19th century, best known for his work The World as Will and Representation.
Born: 1788 - Died: 1860
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
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Arthur Schopenhauer - Quotes

Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

What goes against the heart, the head does not let in.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

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Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

Art is a way of viewing things independently from the principle of sufficient reason.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

Art repeats the eternal Ideas apprehended through pure contemplation, the essential and abiding element in all the phenomena of the world.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

All original thinking takes place in images, and this is why imagination is so necessary an instrument of thought, and minds that lack imagination will never accomplish much.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

What history relates is only the long, heavy, confused dream of humanity.
Arthur Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Representation /

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.
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