Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity …

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity of men in consequence whereof they refer everything to themselves and from every idea at once go straight back to themselves. Astrology refers the course of celestial bodies to the miserable ego; it also establishes a connection between the comets in heaven and the squabbles and rascalities on earth. ✨ Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays.
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