Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls. - <i>On Religion</i> - Arthur Schopenhauer

Intellect is a magnitude of intensity, not a magnitude of extension: which is why in this respect one man can confidently take on ten thousand, and a thousand fools do not make one wise man.

It is the possession of a great heart or a great head, and not the mere fame of it, which is worth having, and conducive to happiness. Not fame, but that which deserves to be famous, is what a man should hold in esteem.

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.