The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and MaximsTHE ESSAYS OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERT. Bailey (Thomas Bailey) Saunders translationChapter navigation57 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE ESSAYS OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERCOUNSELS AND MAXIMS.INTRODUCTION.Chapter I · — GENERAL RULES. SECTION 1.SECTION 2. To estimate a man's condition in regard to happiness, it isSECTION 3. Care should be taken not to build the happiness of lifeChapter II · — OUR RELATION TO OURSELVES.— SECTION 4.SECTION 5. Another important element in the wise conduct of life is toSECTION 6. Limitations always make for happiness. We are happy inSECTION 7. Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends,SECTION 8. To live a life that shall be entirely prudent and discreet,SECTION 9. To be self-sufficient, to be all in all to oneself, toSECTION 10. Envy is natural to man; and still, it is at once a viceSECTION 11. Give mature and repeated consideration to any plan beforeSECTION 12.SECTION 13. In all matters affecting our weal or woe, we should beSECTION 14. The sight of things which do not belong to us is very aptSECTION 15. The things which engage our attention—whether they areSECTION 16. We must set limits to our wishes, curb our desires,SECTION 17. Life consists in movement, says Aristotle; and he isSECTION 18. A man should avoid being led on by the phantoms of hisSECTION 19. The preceding rule may be taken as a special case of theSECTION 20. In the first part of this work I have insisted upon theChapter III · — OUR RELATION TO OTHERS.—SECTION 22. It is astonishing how easily and how quickly similarity,SECTION 23. No man can see over his own height. Let me explain whatSECTION 24. I feel respect for the man—and he is one in aSECTION 25. La Rochefoucauld makes the striking remark that it isSECTION 26. Most men are so thoroughly subjective that nothing reallySECTION 27. When any wrong statement is made, whether in public orSECTION 28. Men are like children, in that, if you spoil them, theySECTION 29. It is often the case that people of noble character andSECTION 30. No man is so formed that he can be left entirely toSECTION 31. A man bears the weight of his own body without knowing it,SECTION 32. When he is young, a man of noble character fancies thatSECTION 33. As paper-money circulates in the world instead of realSECTION 34. A man must be still a greenhorn in the ways of theSECTION 35. Our trust in other people often consists in great measureSECTION 36. Politeness,—which the Chinese hold to be a cardinalSECTION 37. You ought never to take any man as a model for what youSECTION 38. Never combat any man's opinion; for though you reached theSECTION 39. If you want your judgment to be accepted, express itSECTION 40. Even when you are fully justified in praising yourself,SECTION 41. If you have reason to suspect that a person is telling youSECTION 42. You should regard all your private affairs as secrets,SECTION 43. Money is never spent to so much advantage as when you haveSECTION 44. If possible, no animosity should be felt for anyone. ButSECTION 45. To speak angrily to a person, to show your hatred bySECTION 46. To speak without emphasizing your words—parler sansChapter IV · — WORLDLY FORTUNE.—SECTION 48. An ancient writer says, very truly, that there are threeSECTION 49. That Time works great changes, and that all things areSECTION 50. In the daily affairs of life, you will have very manySECTION 51. Whatever fate befalls you, do not give way to greatSECTION 52. What people commonly call Fate is, as a general rule,SECTION 53. Courage comes next to prudence as a quality of mind veryChapter V · — THE AGES OF LIFE.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →COUNSELS AND MAXIMS.All chapters and sections (57)Other sectionsTHE ESSAYS OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUERCOUNSELS AND MAXIMS.INTRODUCTION.Chapters1Other sectionsSECTION 2. To estimate a man's condition in regard to happiness, it isSECTION 3. Care should be taken not to build the happiness of lifeChapters2Other sectionsSECTION 5. Another important element in the wise conduct of life is toSECTION 6. Limitations always make for happiness. We are happy inSECTION 7. Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends,SECTION 8. To live a life that shall be entirely prudent and discreet,SECTION 9. To be self-sufficient, to be all in all to oneself, toSECTION 10. Envy is natural to man; and still, it is at once a viceSECTION 11. Give mature and repeated consideration to any plan beforeSECTION 12.SECTION 13. In all matters affecting our weal or woe, we should beSECTION 14. The sight of things which do not belong to us is very aptSECTION 15. The things which engage our attention—whether they areSECTION 16. We must set limits to our wishes, curb our desires,SECTION 17. Life consists in movement, says Aristotle; and he isSECTION 18. A man should avoid being led on by the phantoms of hisSECTION 19. The preceding rule may be taken as a special case of theSECTION 20. In the first part of this work I have insisted upon theChapters3Other sectionsSECTION 22. It is astonishing how easily and how quickly similarity,SECTION 23. No man can see over his own height. Let me explain whatSECTION 24. I feel respect for the man—and he is one in aSECTION 25. La Rochefoucauld makes the striking remark that it isSECTION 26. Most men are so thoroughly subjective that nothing reallySECTION 27. When any wrong statement is made, whether in public orSECTION 28. Men are like children, in that, if you spoil them, theySECTION 29. It is often the case that people of noble character andSECTION 30. No man is so formed that he can be left entirely toSECTION 31. A man bears the weight of his own body without knowing it,SECTION 32. When he is young, a man of noble character fancies thatSECTION 33. As paper-money circulates in the world instead of realSECTION 34. A man must be still a greenhorn in the ways of theSECTION 35. Our trust in other people often consists in great measureSECTION 36. Politeness,—which the Chinese hold to be a cardinalSECTION 37. You ought never to take any man as a model for what youSECTION 38. Never combat any man's opinion; for though you reached theSECTION 39. If you want your judgment to be accepted, express itSECTION 40. Even when you are fully justified in praising yourself,SECTION 41. If you have reason to suspect that a person is telling youSECTION 42. You should regard all your private affairs as secrets,SECTION 43. Money is never spent to so much advantage as when you haveSECTION 44. If possible, no animosity should be felt for anyone. ButSECTION 45. To speak angrily to a person, to show your hatred bySECTION 46. To speak without emphasizing your words—parler sansChapters4Other sectionsSECTION 48. An ancient writer says, very truly, that there are threeSECTION 49. That Time works great changes, and that all things areSECTION 50. In the daily affairs of life, you will have very manySECTION 51. Whatever fate befalls you, do not give way to greatSECTION 52. What people commonly call Fate is, as a general rule,SECTION 53. Courage comes next to prudence as a quality of mind veryChapters5By Arthur SchopenhauerTranslated By T. Bailey SaundersCOUNSELS AND MAXIMS. →