Quote of Arthur Schopenhauer - Every possession and every happiness is...
Biography - Arthur Schopenhauer:
German philosopher.
Born: 1788 - Died: 1860
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1788 - Died: 1860
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.
See also...
Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
Quotes about time:
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
Arthur Schopenhauer also said...
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