Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

Arthur Schopenhauer
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth...
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth...
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth...
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth...
About This Quote

The author of this quote was a professor of philosophy who taught at the University of California, Berkeley. He liked to say that loss is the best teacher because it forces us to consider our lives from a different perspective.

Source: Parerga And Paralipomena

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