Thus also every keen pleasure is an error and an illusion, for no atta…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Thus also every keen pleasure is an error and an illusion, for no attained wish can give lasting satisfaction. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). The World As Will And Idea: 3 vols in 1 [unabridged], p.59, Kshetra Books
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Thus also every keen pleasure is an error and an illusion, for no attained wish can give lasting satisfaction. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). The World As Will And Idea: 3 vols in 1 [unabridged], p.59, Kshetra Books

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