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The Wisdom of Life

A work by Arthur Schopenhauer, first published in 1851

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king, Cheerfulness is the direct currency of happiness, and securing it should be the supreme aim of the pursuit of happiness, The more a person has within themselves, the less they want from other people …

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  • Connections

    Arthur Schopenhauer

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Key facts

First published
18512
Claims on korrents
41

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Cheerfulness is the direct currency of happiness, and securing it should be the supreme aim of the pursuit of happiness (opens korrents.com)1

  3. The more a person has within themselves, the less they want from other people (opens korrents.com)1

  4. The value people set on the opinion of others is out of all proportion to anything it can gain them (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • Arthur Schopenhauer

Sources

  1. The Wisdom of Life (Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer, tr. T. Bailey Saunders) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. The Wisdom of Life, Q5823898 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)

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