There is some wisdom in taking a gloomy view, in looking up… - Arthur Schopenhauer

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There is some wisdom in taking a gloomy view, in looking upon the world as a kind of Hell, and in confining one's efforts to securing a little room that shall not be exposed to the fire.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims · November 1, 1995 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).

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