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Do not shorten the morning by getting up late look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
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Danzig
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Morning
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Life
Sacred

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