Arthur Schopenhauer: For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown overboard, for example, as is philosophy by

For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown ove — Arthur Schopenhauer

For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown overboard, for example, as is philosophy by the professors of philosophy.

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