

“Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he, who is cruel to living creatures, cannot be a good man.”
On the Basis of Morality · 1840
Traced to On the Basis of Morality (1840).
More from Arthur Schopenhauer
“The truth can wait, for she lives a long life.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
On the Will in Nature · 1836
verified“Truth that is naked is the most beautiful, and the simpler its expression the deeper is the impression it makes.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Parerga and Paralipomena · 1851
verified“In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Studies in Pessimism · 1851
verified“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Studies in Pessimism · 1851
verified“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Parerga and Paralipomena · 1851
verified“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
Counsels and Maxims · 1851
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“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”
Helen Keller
The Simplest Way to be Happy · 1933
verified“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
Helen Keller
Optimism · 1903
verified“Example is the best lesson there is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tomorrow Is Now · 1963
verified“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
My Day · 1944
verified“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Voice of America broadcast · 1951
verified“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living · 1960
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