“The presence of a thought is like the presence of a lover.”

—  Arthur Schopenhauer , book Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life

Die Gegenwart eines Gedankens ist wie die Gegenwart einer Geliebten.
Parerga and Paralipomena (1851), Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life

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Die Gegenwart eines Gedankens ist wie die Gegenwart einer Geliebten.

Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit
Parerga und Paralipomena, Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit

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