The chief source of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.
Pessimist philosophy
Attributed, a common misattribution to Pascal, but Schopenhauer echoed similar sentiments on solitude and inner peace.
Approx. 19th Century
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"The world is a spectacle for the gods."
Strange & Unusual"That the Negroes were enslaved more than other races, and on a large scale, is evidently a result of their being, in contrast to other races, less intelligent."
Controversial"We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest happiness is to be born without a brain."
Humorous"The highest degree of world-weariness is when one has no longer any wish for anything."
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