A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.

Pessimist philosophy

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From 'Essays and Aphorisms'

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1851

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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer

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