“What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles.”
Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
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Suffering, Suicide and Immortality: Eight Essays from The Parerga
This book is a compilation of eight essays that delve into profound philosophical and existential questions surrounding the concepts of suffering, suicide, and the pursuit of immortality. The essays are drawn from a larger work, The Parerga. more
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a prominent German philosopher born on February 22, 1788, and died on September 21, 1860. He is one of the most important figures in 19th-century German philosophy and is known for his unique pessimistic philosophical ideas. more
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