The pleasure of life is fleeting; the pain of life is lasting.
Pessimist philosophy
The pleasure of life is fleeting; the pain of life is lasting.
Pessimist philosophy
The World as Will and Representation, Vol. I, Book IV, ยง 56
1818/1819
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"Women are directly fitted for acting as the nurses and educators of our early childhood, by the fact that they are themselves childish, frivolous and short-sighted."
Shocking"The fundamental defect of the female character is a lack of a sense of justice. This originates first and foremost in their want of rationality and capacity for reflexion but it is strengthened by the…"
Controversial"Great minds are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."
Humorous"Neither for music, nor for poetry, nor for fine art have they any real or true sense and susceptibility, and it is mere mockery on their part, in their desire to please, if they affect any such thing."
Controversial"It is only the man whose intellect is clouded by his sexual impulses that could give the name of the fair sex to that undersized, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped, and short-legged race."
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