“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom” – Arthur Schopenhauer
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"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom" – Arthur Schopenhauer
"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom" – Arthur Schopenhauer
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