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Hope is the confusion of the desire for a thing with its probability.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Danzig
Probability
Confusion
Hope
Desire
Thing

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