Every state of welfare, every feeling of satisfaction, is negative in …

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Every state of welfare, every feeling of satisfaction, is negative in its character; that is to say, it consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of existence. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.7, Full Moon Publications
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