Arthur Schopenhauer 
Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer [PDF ebook] 
Wisdom of Life, And, Counsels and Maxims

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Aristotle1 divides the blessings of life into three classes – those which come to us from without, those of the soul, and those of the body Keeping nothing of this division but the number, I Observe that the fundamental differences in human lot may be reduced to three distinct classes.