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The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated)

Book by Arthur Schopenhauer · 3 quotes · Existence, Men, Ifs

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“If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing.”

“Consciousness makes the individual careful to maintain his own existence; and if this were not so, there would be no surety for the preservation of the species. From all this it is clear that individuality is not a form of perfection, but rather a limitation; and so to be freed from it is not loss but gain.”