The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone through in detail it has the character of a comedy.
Pessimist philosophy
From 'The World as Will and Representation'
1818
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Humorous"The more we are ourselves, the less we resemble others."
Shocking"They are the sex which pays the debt of life, not by what it does, but by what it suffers. The pains of child-bearing, the care of the child, the constant dependence upon the man, and the short durati…"
Controversial"Just as the female ant after coition loses her wings, which then become superfluous, nay, dangerous for breeding purposes, so for the most part does a woman lose her beauty after giving birth to one o…"
Controversial"It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us."
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