Arthur Schopenhauer on Mental Models Quotes

"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world"

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone."

"The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively by a false appearance of things than by a direct error."

"The mind is the measure of all things."

"Logic is the art of thinking clearly."

"The intellect is a magnitude of intensity, not a magnitude of extension."

"Time is the taskmaster that whips the will forward do not lag behind"

"The brain is the station of the mind, not its source."

"The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen; but to think what nobody has yet thought about that which everybody sees."

"The mind is a fire that needs constant fuel from the world of ideas."

"Our life is the product of our thoughts."

"A man of intellect is never less alone than when he is in solitude"

"Victory belongs to the one who can endure the intrinsic suffering of effort the longest"

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."

"The fundamental error of mankind is the belief that we are here to be happy."

"Every person takes the limits of their own understanding for the limits of reality."

"Style is the physiognomy of the mind."

"The subjective is the half of the world."

"Politeness is a tacit agreement to ignore the miserable nature of one another break it only for truth"

"The intellect is not an independent thing; it is a tool of the will."

"To be alone is the fate of all great minds."

"The wise man will, in his observations, be careful not to mistake the means for the end."

"The world is my representation."

"The world is just a mirror of our own internal state."

"Reason is of a feminine nature: she can give only after she has received."

"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."

"Intuition is the source of all truth and the foundation of all science."

"Reality is a construction of the mind."

"Do not wait for inspiration the will must drag the intellect into action"

"What a man is in himself, what accompanies him into solitude, is his primary wealth."

"The objective world is only the manifestation of the subjective will."

"The will is a blind giant carrying a lame man who can see let your intellect guide your strength"

"Change is the only thing that is constant."