Character: Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius is only one step away from madness.
Welcome to the class of excellence (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu) Arthur Schopenhauer
In this world of phenomena, real loss is as impossible as actual acquisition.
Creativity is the release from the chaos of life, the acquisition of truth, the most adequate form of intuitive knowledge of the "world will" and "eternal ideas".
Will is the essence of the world, its mysterious fundamental principle. This is the dark abyss of life, the essence of hidden being, the mover of the world. Will is aimless, immoderate, unrestrained, movement without beginning or end. She is at odds with herself: fury against herself. The struggle and violence of the world is an expression of the dissonance of the world will.
There is no such thing as happiness, because unfulfilled desire hurts, and achievable only brings satiety.
Suffering is an essential part of all life, and it increases with each increase in knowledge.
Nature is indifferent to the singular, for her only the preservation of the genus is important. The world is preserved through constant self-destruction. Life devours life, the world is the arena of tortured and frightened creatures living only through mutual destruction, each is the property of thousands of others.
Poisonous animals are found only among cold-blooded ones.
