For a woman, chastity means guarding her body. For a man, chastity means guarding his heart.

An industrious person: someone too lazy to sit still and think.

The nudes of any female co-worker are more stimulating than those of the hottest celebrity: proof that sex is mostly mental.

Free time is the ultimate luxury good. [ . . . ]

If you ever feel small and insignificant, it helps to remember that scores of hyper-intelligent demons are diligently plotting your eternal damnation.

If there’s one thing lacking in the modern world, it’s candlelight.

Our motives are rarely simple, and never pure. [ . . . ]

The more nihilistic we are, the more things we find cringe-worthy. Spending time with your family? Cringe! Trying hard to achieve a goal? Double cringe! The devil probably thinks God is totally cringe.

The best way to learn a new word is to learn its etymology, as that’s the root of all its various meanings.

If you’re not a hypocrite, the standards you hold yourself to are too low.

Why self-help is garbage: we already know what we should do. What we lack is the strength to do it. [ . . . ]

War’s more momentum than strategy, more luck than skill, more checkers than chess.

No one’s his own worst critic, least of all those who claim to be.

Strength of character is basically the number of things you can say “No” to. [ . . . ]

To have one influence is plagiarism, to have ten is creativity.

You’ll stop being used when you stop being useful.

No one’s screwed up his life so badly he feels unqualified to give advice.

Schopenhauer’s essays are long but concise, because each of his sentences is jam-packed with meaning. On the other hand, a BuzzFeed article is short but long-winded, because it is mindless. [ . . . ]