"There is no doubt that life is…" — Arthur Schopenhauer

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Il ne fait aucun doute que la vie nous est donnée non pour être appréciée mais pour être surmontée pour être dépassée

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“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

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