When I could have used a wife, I could not support one; and when I could support one, I no longer needed any.

Immanuel Kant would get a swift ass-kicking in 2026 for a quote like this—one I comfortably file away in the “useless and why?” category. He’s looking at companionship like a line-item budget. Sure, as a struggling young bachelor, he couldn’t afford it, and by the time he found fame, he was too set in his ways to bother. It’s a great 1800s transactional mindset. In 2026? It just sounds incredibly lonely.

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