Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Quotes to Explore

If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?

Zhang Zhidong
- Man
- Learning
- Horse
Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

J. Cole
- Like
- Sometimes
- Try
Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.

Ian Botham
- Time
- Good
- Light
I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power.

Iman
- Power
- Know
- Best
There's no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, 'We're gonna have to clean that up because you don't paint with coffee on a table.'

Gary Oldman
- Up
- Parent
- Coffee
I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.

Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
- Together
- Church
- Myself