Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes: Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
         

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.


Arthur Schopenhauer
Check all other quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Will-power-is-to-the-mind-like-305144>.




Tags



Check out


Other quotes of Arthur Schopenhauer


All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.



It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.



The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.



Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.



A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.



Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.



Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.



A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.



Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.



Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.





Other quotes you may like


God created heaven on earth but man created hell.

God created heaven on earth but man created hell.



A girl calls and asks, "Does it hurt very much to die?""Well, sweetheart, " I tell her, "yes, but it hurts a lot more to keep living.

A girl calls and asks, "Does it hurt very much to die?""Well, sweetheart, " I tell her, "yes, but it hurts a lot more to keep living.



We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order to maintain our virtue. We wore smiling masks while dying inside.

We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order to maintain our virtue. We wore smiling masks while dying inside.



Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it.

Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it.



Who dares to be intellectual in the presence of death?

Who dares to be intellectual in the presence of death?



It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge

It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge



Intelligence is just a tool to be used toward a goal, and goals are not always chosen intelligently.

Intelligence is just a tool to be used toward a goal, and goals are not always chosen intelligently.



Be a sponge. Curiosity is life. Assumption is death. Look around.

Be a sponge. Curiosity is life. Assumption is death. Look around.



President Trump is bringing a very candid - and direct type of leadership to the White House. And in conversations with leaders around the world, frankly, I think they all find it very refreshing.

President Trump is bringing a very candid - and direct type of leadership to the White House. And in conversations with leaders around the world, frankly, I think they all find it very refreshing.



We draw the line against misconduct, not against wealth.

We draw the line against misconduct, not against wealth.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.". Author of this quote is Arthur Schopenhauer. This quote is about strong, mind, man,.