Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) championed individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation above the irrational impulses that animated most of society. In “The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims”, two essays from his last work, “Parerga und Paralipomena” (1851), he discusses how to order our lives to obtain the greatest amount Related posts: Wisdom Books: The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Wisdom Books: Byways of Blessedness by James Allen Wisdom Books: Brave New World Revisted by Aldous Huxley Wisdom Books: The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
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