489 Schopenhauer (aka The Tunnel and The Hole)
The History of Literature
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The Evils of a Penal Colony
"Every state of welfare ... consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of existence," he writes. He goes on to discuss religion and how its distorted people's views about the world. And then he concludes his essay this way: "If you will custom yourself to this view of life, you will regulate your expectations accordingly"
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