Even Schopenhauer's mother did not like him.

[Hume]

His own mother, Johanna Schopenhauer, broke off ties with him, telling him in a letter, “I am acquainted with your heart and know that few are better, but you are nevertheless irritating and unbearable, and I consider it most difficult to live with you.”

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[T. A. Gardner]

 

[Phantasmal]

His own mother, Johanna Schopenhauer, broke off ties with him, telling him in a letter, “I am acquainted with your heart and know that few are better, but you are nevertheless irritating and unbearable, and I consider it most difficult to live with you.”

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That’s tough when your own mother doesn’t like you.

 

[Yakuda]

That’s tough when your own mother doesn’t like you.

I think she liked him she just couldn't live with him. She said she knows he had a good heart but that wasn't enough to make living with him palatable it seems.

 

[Hume]

That’s tough when your own mother doesn’t like you.

I have read that letter before. Not a good endorsement for pessimism.