Arthur Schopenhauer quote about time from Studies in Pessimism - A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.
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“ A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true. ”
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Author Arthur Schopenhauer
Source Studies in Pessimism
Topic time existence living
Date 1891
Language English
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Note Translated by T. Bailey Saunders
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10732/10732-h/10732-h.htm

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Arthur Schopenhauer quote about time from Studies in Pessimism - A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.
Arthur Schopenhauer quote about time from Studies in Pessimism - A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.