The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom. — Arthur Schopenhauer

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.

In the original German

Der allgemeinste Ueberblid zeigt uns, als die beiden Feinde des menschlichen Gluckes, den Schmerz und die Langweile.

What a Man Is · 1851
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Schopenhauer, Arthur. "Aphorisms on the wisdom of life." Parerga and Paralipomena, translated by Sabine Roehr and Christopher Janaway. Vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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Schopenhauer, Arthur. "Aphorismen zu Lebensweisheit: Bon Dem, was Einer ist [Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life: What a Man is]." Parerga und Paralipomena. Vol. 1, Berlin: Druck und Verlag von U. W. Haan, 1851.

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