The chief source of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.
Pessimist philosophy
Attributed, a common misattribution to Pascal, but Schopenhauer echoed similar sentiments on solitude and inner peace.
Approx. 19th Century
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"With women, nature has made a blunder."
Controversial"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."
Strange & Unusual"The world is given to us to be contemplated, not to be enjoyed."
Strange & Unusual"The only way to be happy is to not be born."
Controversial"Life is a pendulum swinging between pain and boredom."
Humorous