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"There is one respect in which brutes show real wisdom when compared with us-I mean their quiet, placid enjoyment of the present moment."

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About Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher known for his influential work on pessimism, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. His major work The World as Will and Representation shaped later thinkers in philosophy, psychology, and literature. He remains a key figure in 19th-century European intellectual history.

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