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 "From the point of view of the English reader there is a good deal to be said in favour of taking Schopenhauer in small doses, commencing with the less technical of the philosopher's writings, such as treat of subjects interesting to the human kind—a course made easy by Mr. Bailey Saunders' fluent translations."—Saturday Review.

"In publishing these two little volumes Mr. Saunders has done English readers a genuine service.…He has also introduced his translation by a clear and thoroughly helpful preface, in which are defined with sufficient exactness Schopenhauer's philosophic standpoint and the relation of his minor writings to his chief metaphysical treatise.…Schopenhauer is commonly ranked among the few philosophers, including our own Berkeley, who possess a literary style. The aphorisms give an excellent sample of this style. By their very form they exhibit at its best Schopenhauer's characteristic manner—his directness, his momentum, his brevity.…Even in point of substance, it contains many a keen observation, and enforces unpalatable, but eminently wholesome truths.…Nor do wo remember to have met with a finer plea, on the whole, for that inner self-culture which is the great and unfailing condition of human happiness."—Athenæum.

"It was a happy thought which inspired Mr. Saunders to translate some of Schopenhauer's minor essays. He has succeeded in a remarkable degree in retaining the pungent flavour of the original, and at the same time in dressing his dish for the English palate."—Academy.

"Let your view of Schopenhauer be what it may, you cannot help enjoying and admiring the wealth of observation, reflection, and wisdom in 'Counsels and Maxims'."—Truth.