If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being

Arthur Schopenhauer
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If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.22, Full Moon Publications
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