In the first place, no man is happy but strives his whole l… - Arthur Schopenhauer

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In the first place, no man is happy but strives his whole life long after a supposed happiness which he seldom attains, and even if he does it is only to be disappointed with it.

Arthur Schopenhauer

On the Suffering of the World · February 1, 2005 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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