Sunday, July 19, 2015

Not amongst a man's possessions

Wife and children I have not reckoned amongst a man's possessions: he is rather in their possession. It would be easier to include friends under that head; but a man's friends belong to him not a whit more than he belongs to them.

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - The Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer

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