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You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other than that one thing.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
Translator
University Teacher
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