Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). Studies in Pessimism: Top of Schopenhauer, p.35, 谷月社
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