There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness... because the less man is compelled to come into contact with others, the better off he is.


Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays (ed. Oxford University Press, 1974) - ISBN: 9780199242207

Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness... because...

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness... because...

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness... because...

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness... because...