Women are the causa secondaria, the secondary cause, of the continuation of the species.
Pessimist philosophy
Parega und Paralipomena, Vol. 2, Chapter 27
1851
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"With women, nature has made a blunder."
Controversial"We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness."
Strange & Unusual"The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he is a fool, and the fool does not."
Controversial"The world is my representation."
Strange & Unusual"Optimism, where it is not merely the thoughtless chatter of fools, is not only a absurd doctrine, but also a truly wicked way of thinking, a bitter mockery of the unspeakable sufferings of humanity."
Controversial