“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer · Wisdom quote

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”

— ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

Philosopher · 1788 – 1860

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher whose major work, The World as Will and Representation, portrayed life as driven by blind striving. Long neglected, his pessimistic yet lucid philosophy later influenced Tolstoy, Wagner, Nietzsche and many artists.

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