The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer
Counsels and MaximsBy Arthur Schopenhauer
Length4h 44m
About this audiobook
"The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims" is a collection of philosophical reflections and practical advice by Arthur Schopenhauer. The book explores themes like human behavior, happiness, relationships, and the art of living wisely. Written in a clear and thought-provoking style, it offers timeless insights into navigating life's challenges.
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Publish dateJan 1, 1860
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1. - General Rules
3Section 2. To Estimate A Man's Condition In Regard To Happiness, It Is
4Section 3. Care Should Be Taken Not To Build The Happiness Of Life
5Chapter II. - Our Relation To Ourselves.-
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6Section 5. Another Important Element In The Wise Conduct Of Life Is To
7Section 6. Limitations Always Make For Happiness. We Are Happy In
8Section 7. Whether We Are In A Pleasant Or A Painful State Depends,
9Section 8. To Live A Life That Shall Be Entirely Prudent And Discreet,
10Section 9. To Be Self-sufficient, To Be All In All To Oneself, To
11Section 10. Envy Is Natural To Man; And Still, It Is At Once A Vice
12Section 11. Give Mature And Repeated Consideration To Any Plan Before
13Section 12
14Section 13. In All Matters Affecting Our Weal Or Woe, We Should Be
15Section 14. The Sight Of Things Which Do Not Belong To Us Is Very Apt
16Section 15. The Things Which Engage Our Attention-whether They Are
17Section 16. We Must Set Limits To Our Wishes, Curb Our Desires,
18Section 17. Life Consists In Movement, Says Aristotle; And He Is
19Section 18. A Man Should Avoid Being Led On By The Phantoms Of His
20Section 19. The Preceding Rule May Be Taken As A Special Case Of The
21Section 20. In The First Part Of This Work I Have Insisted Upon The
22Chapter III. - Our Relation To Others.-
23Section 22. It Is Astonishing How Easily And How Quickly Similarity,
24Section 23. No Man Can See Over His Own Height. Let Me Explain What
25Section 24. I Feel Respect For The Man-and He Is One In A
26Section 25. La Rochefoucauld Makes The Striking Remark That It Is
27Section 26. Most Men Are So Thoroughly Subjective That Nothing Really
28Section 27. When Any Wrong Statement Is Made, Whether In Public Or
29Section 28. Men Are Like Children, In That, If You Spoil Them, They
30Section 29. It Is Often The Case That People Of Noble Character And
31Section 30. No Man Is So Formed That He Can Be Left Entirely To
32Section 31. A Man Bears The Weight Of His Own Body Without Knowing It,
33Section 32. When He Is Young, A Man Of Noble Character Fancies That
34Section 33. As Paper-money Circulates In The World Instead Of Real
35Section 34. A Man Must Be Still A Greenhorn In The Ways Of The
36Section 35. Our Trust In Other People Often Consists In Great Measure
37Section 36. Politeness,-which The Chinese Hold To Be A Cardinal
38Section 37. You Ought Never To Take Any Man As A Model For What You
39Section 38. Never Combat Any Man's Opinion; For Though You Reached The
40Section 39. If You Want Your Judgment To Be Accepted, Express It
41Section 40. Even When You Are Fully Justified In Praising Yourself,
42Section 41. If You Have Reason To Suspect That A Person Is Telling You
43Section 42. You Should Regard All Your Private Affairs As Secrets,
44Section 43. Money Is Never Spent To So Much Advantage As When You Have
45Section 44. If Possible, No Animosity Should Be Felt For Anyone. But
46Section 45. To Speak Angrily To A Person, To Show Your Hatred By
47Section 46. To Speak Without Emphasizing Your Words-parler Sans
48Chapter IV. - Worldly Fortune.-
49Section 48. An Ancient Writer Says, Very Truly, That There Are Three
50Section 49. That Time Works Great Changes, And That All Things Are
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