"Education perverts the mind since we are directly opposing the natural development of our mind by obtaining ideas first and observations last. This is why so few men of learning have such sound common sense as is quite common among the illiterate." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Selected quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer now at your fingertips - A great way to explore the ideas and philosophy of Schopenhauer - Perfect for casual reading, sparking new ideas, and finding inspiration - Makes an excellent gift choice for friends and family - EDITORIAL UPDATE: Now includes a brief biography of Schopenhauer -- "Our civilized world is nothing but a great masquerade. You encounter knights, parsons, soldiers, doctors, lawyers, priests, philosophers and a thousand more: but they are not what they appear - they are merely masks... Usually, as I say, there is nothing but industrialists, businessmen and speculators concealed behind all these masks." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer -- "Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer -- "The scenes in our life resemble pictures in a rough mosaic; they are ineffective from close up, and have to be viewed from a distance if they are to seem beautiful." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer