Arthur Schopenhauer's Counsels and Maxims is a sharp, unsentimental classic of philosophical advice, drawn from the practical side of one of the nineteenth century's most powerful and pessimistic minds. Originally published as part of Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit in 1851, the work belongs to Schopenhauer's later collection Parerga and Paralipomena and offers a concentrated guide to conduct, happiness, self-command, reputation, solitude, prudence, and the limits of human expectation. Project Gutenberg identifies Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit as published in 1851 as part of Parerga and Paralipomena, while PhilPapers identifies Counsels and Maxims as the second part of that work in the T. Bailey Saunders translation.

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