German Philosophy - Arthur Schopenhauer

Today we will talk about Arthur Schopenhauer, one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th century.

Arthur Schopenhauer is the author of famous sayings like:

"The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom."
--Schopenhauer, Essays, Personality; or What a Man Is.

"I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and therefore be regarded as pretty fair measure of it."
--Schopenhauer

"To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties."
--Schopenhauer

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