Sermonette VII – Schopenhauer

A reading taken from the works of Arthur Schopenhauer:

the life of the individual is a constant struggle, and not merely a metaphorical one against want or boredom, but also an actual struggle against other people. He discovers adversaries everywhere, lives in continual conflict and dies with sword in hand.

– Arthur Schopenhauer.
On the Suffering of the World
(London: Penguin, 2004), pp. 4, 5.