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Schopenhauer quote Slattery, Diana Aug 01, 2009

Been trying to find the source for the Schopenhauer quote, "All truth passes through..." and found your page stating this is a misattribution.

Do you still hold this position? I love the quote and want to cite it in an upcoming aritcle for the journal "Configurations."

Best,
Diana Slattery

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Schopenhauer quote Shallit, Jeffrey Aug 01, 2009

Yes, it is a misattribution. There is no quote of that form in Schopenhauer's works. He did say something along those lines, namely,

"To truth only a brief celebration of victory is allowed between the two long periods during which it is condemned as paradoxical, or disparaged as trivial. "

Jeffrey Shallit

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