Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive elem…

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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.7, Full Moon Publications
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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Studies in Pessimism (illustrated), p.7, Full Moon Publications

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