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If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones for life is short, and time and energy limited.

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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The eternal being..., as it lives in us, also lives in every animal.
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Many books serve merely to show how many ways there are of being wrong, and how far astray you yourself would go if you followed their guidance. You should read only when your own thoughts dry up.
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Human existence is an error...it is bad today and every day it gets worse, until the worst happens.
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...a genuine work of art, can never be false, nor can it be discredited through the lapse of time, for it does not present an opinion but the thing itself.
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Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions.
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