Three glossy face-shaped masks in blue, silver and red, standing in a row.

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Arthur Schopenhauer

In early life, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theater before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly wating for the play to begin.

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The comparison likens anticipation early in life to waiting eagerly for a play to start. It considers expectation rather than predicting that the later performance will satisfy it. The readable archived spelling remains.

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