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The heavy armor becomes the light dress of childhood; the pain is brief, the joy unending.
Original:
Der schwere Panzer wird zum Flügelkleide
Kurz ist der Schmerz, unendlich ist die Freude.
Literally:
The heavy armor becomes the winged dress
brief is the pain, unending is the joy.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The heavy armor becomes the light dress of childhood; the pain is brief, the joy unending.
Original:
Der schwere Panzer wird zum Flügelkleide
Kurz ist der Schmerz, unendlich ist die Freude.
Literally:
The heavy armor becomes the winged dress
brief is the pain, unending is the joy." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source:
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
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