"On the Sufferings of the World"

More Schopenhauer goodness:

Accordingly, the sole thing that reconciles me to the Old Testament is the story of the Fall. In my eyes, it is the only metaphysical truth in that book, even though it appears in the form of an allegory. There seems to me no better explanation of our existence than that it is the result of some false step, some sin of which we are paying the penalty.

Don't even get me started on his essay on Women (with a capital W).

Very funny guy.