"The man who sees two or three..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror's booth at a fair, and sees the same tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.
More by Arthur Schopenhauer
“The happiness which we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings. . . . The world in which a person lives shapes itself chiefly by the way in which he or she looks at it.”
“Women remain children all their lives, for they always see only what is near at hand, cling to the present, take the appearance of a thing for reality, and prefer trifling matters to the most important.”
“Genuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another.”
More on Generations
“Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.”
“Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.”
“We need to be strong in order to avoid war; and to win. A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation. Any person who is over 30 and is not a conservative, has no brains.”