Die Lehre der Stoiker, dass wir unseren Bedürfnissen durch Ausrottung unserer Begierden abhelfen sollen, kommt mir ebenso vor, als wenn wir uns die Füße abschneiden sollten, damit wir keine Schuhe brauchen.Jonathan Swift
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The Stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.Jonathan Swift
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"Die Lehre der Stoiker, dass wir unseren Bedürfnissen durch Ausrottung unserer Begierden abhelfen sollen, kommt mir ebenso vor, als wenn wir uns die Füße abschneiden sollten, damit wir keine Schuhe brauchen."
— Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift
1667 – 1745
englisch-irischer Schriftsteller
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