Aphorismes sur la sagesse dans la vie by Arthur Schopenhauer

"Aphorismes sur la sagesse dans la vie" by Arthur Schopenhauer is an essay published in 1851 as part of his work Parerga and Paralipomena. Schopenhauer presents practical guidance for making life as pleasant and happy as possible—what he calls an "eudemonology." He divides human existence into three categories: what one is, what one has, and what one represents to others. Throughout, he argues that personal qualities like health, intelligence, and cheerfulness matter far more than wealth or reputation, offering wisdom for living with less suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860
Translator Cantacuzène, J. A. (Jean Alexandre), 1829-1897
Uniform Title Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit. French
Title Aphorismes sur la sagesse dans la vie
Note Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorismes_sur_la_sagesse_dans_la_vie
Credits Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Philosophy
Subject Conduct of life
Subject Maxims
Category Text
eBook-No. 35444
Release Date
Last Update Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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