The Darkest Philosopher in History - Arthur Schopenhauer

In this video, we cover the life and philosophy of one history's darkest and most comprehensive philosophers, the original pessimist, Arthur Schopenhauer.

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“Talent is hitting a target no one else can hit, genius is hitting a target no one else can see”. ~Arthur Schopenhauer

[lostangeles]

"I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it doesn't even matter" -Arthur Schopenhauer

[Dacademeca]

"It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else."
- Arthur Schopenhauer

[karuined]

"A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial"
-Arthur Schopenhauer

[Chiplanay]

“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” -Arthur Schopenhauer

[johnchesterfield]

“Why everybody be quoting me in da comments dawg”
-Arthur Schopenhauer

[Dacademeca]

"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom."
- Arthur Schopenhauer

[Hector-mdjv]

“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.” - Arthur Schopenhauer

[prathamsharma]

When your philosophy is so dark, that Neitzsche's work feel positive in comparison

[joebob]

"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weights."
-Albus Dumbledore

[FutureMindset]

I always found that one of the biggest issues with the self-help niche is toxic and dogmatic positivity. I'm not saying everyone says this but the idea of constantly looking at the bright side and shielding yourself from the negativity of life is, at least to me, not the way forward.

This world is painful, confusing and horrifying, but it's also beautiful, awe-inspiring and breathtaking and we need to embrace all of it in its entirety.

[truthhammer]

"Everybody wanna be a philosopher, but nobody wanna read no heavy ass books." - Arthur Schopenhauer.

[xiyucao]

“I probably didn’t say all these shit.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer

[ckpn]

"A foolish man complains of his torn pocket, while a wise man uses it to scratch his balls."
- Arthur Schopenhauer, probably

[prodbyTRØN]

"If she leaves you for another, you shall persue her mother." -Arthur Schopenhauer

[gregvinson]

I think Schopenhauer is one of the more easily accessible philosophers. His work has you nodding your head in agreement often, and you realize he is telling you things you know intuitively.

[Meteo_sauce]

"Buy a man a plane ticket, he will fly once. Throw a man off a plane, he will fly for the rest of his life"
~Arthur Joemama

[SB-rzdg]

"Stay strapped, or get clapped"
- Arthur Schopenhauer.

[Chiplanay]

“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

[dinocaster]

“One small step for a man, one meaningless leap for mankind”
~Arthur Armaströnger