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The Wisdom of Pessimism: Why Schopenhauer is the Best Comfort for a Tired Soul

"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom."- Arthur SchopenhauerCould there be a form of comfort more cynical than this? This is the story of Arthur Schopenhauer—a man who reportedly ordered meals for two just so no one else would sit across from him. He was a philosopher who looked down on others and possessed a temperament so prickly that he remained largely un..

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