In the below excerpt from the 1984 BBC series Sea of Faith, presenter Don Cupitt discusses the role of Eastern religion in Arthur Schopenhauer’s thought and quotes from the conclusion of the first volume of The World as Will and Representation. And in these quotations, dark as they are, Schopenhauer’s mordant wit is clear:

For more on Schopenhauer’s philosophy, see the hour-long conversation between Bryan Magee and Frederick Copleston, posted here.