"...in the end every one stands alone,..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
...in the end every one stands alone, and the important thing is who it is that stands alone.
More by Arthur Schopenhauer
“Men of learning are those who have read the contents of books. Thinkers, geniuses, and those who have enlightened the world and furthered the race of men, are those who have made direct useof the book of the world.”
“Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for this is that it is the very opposite of compassion.”
“If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.”
More on Solitude
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.”
“Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.”
“Solitary converse with nature; for thence are ejaculated sweet and dreadful words never uttered in libraries. Ah! the spring days, the summer dawns, and October woods!”
More on Individuality
“Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist... faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an offensive state.”
“I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young soul to which they are totally unfit. Cannot we let people be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make that man another you. One's enough.”
“Friends will be much apart. They will respect more each other's privacy than their communion.”