The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion Past Rest Time Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Death Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection. - Arthur Schopenhauer
In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods. - Arthur Schopenhauer
The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you. - Francois Rabelais