Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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• If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.

  

  Pat Oliphant
  • Fact
  • Become
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• Then I would have felt sorry for the dear Lord. The theory is correct.

  

  Albert Einstein
  • Lord
  • Theory
  • Correct

• How loud clocks can tick when a room is empty, and one is alone!

  

  Amy Lowell
  • Alone
  • Empty
  • Room

• If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.

  

  Plato
  • Mistake
  • Correct
  • Fails

• Because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.

  

  Plato
  • Care
  • Correct
  • Young People

• At present every coachman and every waiter argues about whether or not the relativity theory is correct.

  

  Albert Einstein
  • Theory
  • Correct
  • Every

• If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

  

  Confucius
  • Teacher
  • Correct
  • Good Points

• If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's good of the first one and I would imitate him whereas I would try to correct in me the defects I may see in the second one.

  

  Confucius
  • Teachers
  • Correct
  • Travelling

• Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.

  

  Confucius
  • Knowing
  • Correct
  • Cowardice

• If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

  

  Confucius
  • Man
  • Anger
  • Correct

• It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard flesh-food as necessary at any stage.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Mind
  • Correct
  • Vegetarianism

• It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Mistake
  • Correct
  • Commits

• Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him ... a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib ... The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance.

  

  Hal Lindsey
  • Bible
  • Leader
  • Correct

• Every nation criticizes every other one - and they are all correct.

  

  Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Nation
  • Correct
  • Criticize

• Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.

  

  William Faulkner
  • Life
  • Time
  • Clocks

• Unfortunately, the general interest in art among the Japanese is very low compared to that of Western countries. I would love to be able to correct that by bringing many more pieces of interesting artwork to Japan.

  

  Yusaku Maezawa
  • Japanese
  • Correct
  • Artwork

• Whatever you believe, you will find that you are correct. The Universe has a way of presenting to you exactly what you believe.

  

  Anita Moorjani
  • Believe
  • Universe
  • Correct

• The sun, moon, stars, firmament, the sea and the earth have their fixed course, and if ever they do diverge from their regular course, they always correct themselves again; may Cortes, in his love of power, take this as a precept.

  

  Bernal Díaz del Castillo
  • Earth
  • Correct
  • Love Of Power

• I have simplified my politics into an utter detestation of all existing governments; and, as it is the shortest and most agreeable and summary feeling imaginable, the first moment of an universal republic would convert me into an advocate for single and uncontradicted despotism. The fact is, riches are power, and poverty is slavery all over the earth, and one sort of establishment is no better, nor worse, for a people than another.

  

  Lord Byron
  • Governments
  • Advocate
  • Despotism

• I feel lucky guy Tomorrow when all things are shapin' Tomorrow then I'll be with you Tomorrow when your heart is achin' I'll keep on lovin' you.

  

  Dieter Bohlen Modern Talking
  • Heart
  • Tomorrow
  • Lucky Guy

• Beer drinking doesn't do half the harm of lovemaking.

  

  Eden Phillpotts
  • Drinking
  • Harm
  • Lovemaking

• INITIATIVE, AGGRESSION, AIR DISCIPLINE, and TEAM WORK are words that MEAN something in Air Fighting.

  

  Adolph Malan
  • Team
  • Initiative
  • Aggression

• A man of correct insight among those who are duped and deluded resembles one whose watch is right while all the clocks in the town give the wrong time.

  

  Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Correct
  • Clocks
  • Wrong Time