If you want to know what a man is really like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
Pessimist philosophy
Attributed, though precise source is not easily found in his major works, it aligns with his observations on human nature.
Approx. 19th Century
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"The general mistake is to suppose that we shall do something great in the future."
Strange & Unusual"Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete, devotes his heart entirely to money."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest happiness is to be born without a brain."
Humorous"If children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason alone, would the human race continue to exist? Would not a man rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it t…"
Controversial"The world is just a dream, but a very bad one."
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