Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.


The Wisdom of Life, Being the First Part of Arthur Schopenhauer's Aphorismen Zur Lebensweisheit (ed. 1897)

Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that...