Selections from the author's Parerga und paralipomena On the suffering of the world -- On the vanity of existence -- On the antithesis of thing in itself and appearance -- On affirmation and denial of the will to live -- On the indestructibility of our essential being by death -- On suicide -- On women -- On thinking for yourself -- On religion: a dialogue -- On philosophy and the intellect -- On ethics -- On law and politics -- On aesthetics -- On psychology --On religion -- On books and writing -- On various subjects