Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth
Schopenhauer in the introduction to "The World as Will and Representation". The introduction is quite remarkable and lucid for a heavyweight philosophical book. If you are wondering what the book's obscure title means, first few pages should clarify.
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