“There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.”
Our Relation to Others, § 24
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Arthur Schopenhauer 261
German philosopher 1788–1860Related quotes
“I wanted to reach what was right on the right paths. And so I began to live mistaken.”
Quise alcanzar lo derecho por sendas derechas. Y así comencé a vivir equivocado.
Voces (1943)

To the Memory of Some I knew Who are Dead and Who Loved Ireland (1917)

“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”

“But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.”

(5th January 1833) Songs
The London Literary Gazette, 1833-1835